Case Name: The Commonwealth against Maris; Same against Ross
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1818-03-30
Citations: 4 Serg. & Rawle 81
Docket Number: 
Parties: The Commonwealth against Maris. Same against Ross.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Sergeant & Rawle)
Volume: 4
Pages: 81–81

Head Matter:
The Commonwealth against Maris. Same against Ross.
Monday, March 30.
THESE two actions were referred, under a compulsory. ■ ' r J rule to arbitrators, who awarded as follows:
“ The arbitrators, in the above two causes, having heard the respective parties, their witnesses and allegations, do find for the Commonwealth the sum of one thousand dollars.”
having been made in two mítted to the same^arbkra-^ set it aside.
A motion was now made by Solomons, for the defendant, to strike off the award, while C. J. Ingersoll, at the same time, moved to send it back to 'the arbitrators to be amended by entering a several award in each action, founding his application on an affidavit of one of The arbitrators that such was their intention.
The award had been filed more than twenty days before these motions were made.

Opinion:
The Court
were of opinion that the award should not be sent back to the arbitrators, but that it should be set aside; being one award in two actions.
Award set aside.