The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-09
RESUME OF ITS
YEARS WORK
SOME STATISTICS OF THE sU-
PERIoR COURT.
Figures That Go to Show That It's
Establishment Was Wise Action,
and That Contrary to the Rule in
Other States, 1t Is Not Productive
of Litigation-only One Per Cent.
Of Its Decisions Appealed to the
Supreme Court Have Been Re-
versed--The Trial List.

of Its Decisions Appealed to the
Supreme Court Have Been Re-
versed--The Trial List.
w. *. Taylor, crier and clerk of the
Superior court, which opens It's ses.
sions here on Monday next, arrived
here last night and is registered at the
Jermyn. Mr.. Taylor has prepared an
interesting report of the work Of the
Superior court since it's inception, In
1895.
one of the most important feature
of the report is comparison which
shows that the establishment of a
secondary appellate court in Pennsyl-
vana, has not as in some states, in
creased the number of appeals.
The total number of appeals taken in
1894, the year before the Superior
court was established, was 1,104. Last
year the appeals to both courts num-
bered only 1,14S, an increase that would
be natural with only one appellate
court.
The relief that the Superior court
has been to the Supreme court is
shown in comparative table. In 1894
the Supreme court heard or, at all
events, received, 1,104 appeals. In 1896,
the total number of appeals was 1136.
of which 653 were made to the Supreme
court and 4S3 to the Superior court.
In 1897, the proportion was: Supreme
court, us: Superior court 500; in 1885,
Supreme court, 635; Superior court. 451 {;
in 1S99-Supreme court, 664; Superior
court, 609: in 1900--Supreme court sos I:
Superior court ISL; in 19O1-Supreme
court, SO: Superior court, $50.
1t is also interesting to note that in
the seven years the Superior court has
been in existence, only 90 of it's 1921
cases have been reversed by the Su-
preme court
existence, Lackawanna county has sent
13l cases to the Supreme court and 1903
to the Superior court.
The list for the term will be called
next Monday morning at II o'clock,
and is as follows:
MONDAY, JAN. 13.
OCTOBER TERN. 1901.
Commonwealth VS.. James II. McCullough ap-
pellant. Appeal and cert. Q. s. Blair county.
JANUARY TERN. 1902
A. C. sohn. appellant, vs.. p. B. Ervine Ap.
peal and cert. G. p. Columbia county.
NJ. |. IIennessey administrator, ct al, VS.. Fan
ME An-tock, appellant. Appeal and cert c. p.
Columbia county.
Julia VI. Cancld vs.. the Borough of East
Sroudsburg, appellant. Appeal and cert. c. p.
Monroe county
Elmer W. Moore, receiver appellant, vs. Jos.
cph Z. Evcritt. Appeal and cert. c. p Monroe
county.
A. NJ De Witt. administrator. ct al, appel
lants, vs.. Cclestia De Witt, ct al, and Lehigh
Valley Railroad company. Appeal and cert C.
p Wyoming county
JANUARY TERN, 1901.
Harry c. Mason w. James Quinn, ct al appel.
lants. In equity. Appeal and cert. G. p. LII.
zernc county.
Margaret A. and Catherine C. McAnimy vs..
Simon Miller. ct al, V, appellants. Appeal and
cert. C.. p. Luzcrne county
Dennis Brisn administrator, ys. the Kingston
Coal company, appellants. Appeal and cert. c.
p Lu2crnc county
Dennis Brisin, guardian, VS.. the Kingston Coal
company, appellants. Appeal and cert. c. p.
LmZcrnc county.
Walter Pennington vs.. b. NJ Pace. appellant.
Appeal and cert. G. p. l.uzernc county.
B. j. Conlan vs.. Mary Conlan. appellant. APP
peal and cert G. p. Iunernc county.
Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania, appellant, vs..
Plymouth township. Appeal and cert. G. p. Lu-
zerne county.
G. +. Wesley vs.. W. II. Sharpe, appellant. Ap-
peal and cert. c. r. Luzerne county.
W. l.. Rleder VS.. G. T.. Butler, appellant.
Appeal and cert. c. p Luzcrne county.
Zccman Brothers vs.. David Sasherg, ct al, ap
pellanS. Appeal and cert. &, p. Luzernc county.
Mary Wright ct al, Vs. township OF Lehman,
appellant. Appeal and cert. c. p. I.,zcrne county.
II kulu ,f rol.
liant. Appeal and cert. {. =. L,zcrne county.
Harry +. Wagner. appellant, V. Catherine
Hoffman, ct al. Appeal and cert. {. p. Lnzelne
county.
Joseph Menovsky v>. Mary Menovsky, ct al,
appellants Appeal and cert. C. =. !.uRcrne
county.
Faith A. Ballard. appellant, ~. Delaware,
lackawamns and Western Railroad company. Ap-
pei and cent G. 7. Iuzerne county,
g. /. Baldwin, executor. appellant, vs. the
Pennsylvania Fire Insurance company. Appeal
and cent. G.. 7. Lu2ernc county
Simon Duda vs.. the Home Insurance company,
of New York appellant
Commonwealth W. John W. Bunnell appellant.
Appeal and cert. q. $. Luzcmc county
Commonwealth vs. James l.. Bunncll, ct al,
appellants. Appeal and cert. Q. S. Luzerne
county.
In re : Lunacy of John Boyle s. W. Davcn.
port director, appellant, Appeal and cert, O. >.
Iuzernc county.
JANUARY TERM. 1902.
H. e. Gibbs, ct al, w. Dewilton Sweet, APP
peant Appeal and cert c. =. Lackawanna
county.
commonwealth VS.. George W. Bcalc, appel.
liant. Appeal and cert. Q. :. Lackawanna county.
Louisa Lyman, appellant VS.. Lewis Smith, ct
al. In equity, Appeal and cert. c, r. Lacks-
wanna county.
Patrick Carey VS.. Icnre T. Brink appellant,