Bellas v. Levy

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Bellas v. Levy, 2 Rawle 21 (Pa. 1829)
1829 Pa. LEXIS 117

Bellas v. Levy

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

โ€” It is impossible to distinguish this ease from Cunningham v. Irwin, 7 Serg. & Rawle, 247, and Gratz v. Phillips, 14 Serg. & Rawle, 144, in which a report of referees,' under the act of assembly of 1705, like รก verdict, was held to be subject to the legal discretion of the- court. Here the question of interest being a question of damages, depending on the peculiar circumstances of the case, presents no point for the legitimate consideration of a court of error. But in Gratz v. Phillips, it was determined, that such a report cannot be touched here, although it depend on both fact and law. The question of costs, which arises on the face of the report, is properly determinable here; but, as this is not a reference at common law, the right to costs does not depend on the submission or the special terms of the award, but on the statute of Gloucester.

Judgment affirmed.

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Full Case Name
BELLAS, Esq. against LEVY, Esq.
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