Case Name: Commonwealth v. Owen, Appellant
Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1907-02-25
Citations: 32 Pa. Super. 420
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 211
Parties: Commonwealth v. Owen, Appellant.
Judges: Before Rice, P. J., Porter., Henderson, Morrison, Orlady, Head and-BEAyER, JJ. .
Reporter: Pennsylvania Superior Court Reports
Volume: 32
Pages: 420–421

Head Matter:
Commonwealth v. Owen, Appellant.
February 25, 1907 :
Appeals — Failure to file assignments 'of error in'writing in the Superior Court — Quashing appeal.
An appeal will be quashed where the appellant fails to file in the appellate court written assignments of error on or before the first day of the week to which the case is assigned for argument as provided by rule 13.
Argued Nov. 16, 1906.
Appeal, No. 211, Oct. T., T906, by-defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Blair Co., Oct. T., 1906, No. 52, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealths. W. L. Owen.
Before Rice, P. J., Porter., Henderson, Morrison, Orlady, Head and-BEAyER, JJ. .
Appeal quashed.
Motion to quash appeal on ground, that written assignments of error were not filed as provided by rule 13.
W. 0. Fletcher, with him J. F. SulliOan, for appellant.
J. B. Kurtz, district attorney, with him A. A Foster, for appellee, filed no printed brief. ,

Opinion:
Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
Our rule XIII, requires that " In all cases the counsel for appellant shall specify in writixig the particular errors which he assigns, and file the same with the prothonotary' ,of this court, on or before the first day of the week to which the case is assigned for argument, and, on failure so to do, the court may quash the appeal or affirm the judgment."
We have many times pointed out the reason and necessity for the observance of this rule. The records of this court consist, after the return to the court below of the record of the case from which the appeal was taken, of the assignments of error and the opinion of court. Without the former, the latter has little significance, being based entirely upon the errors assigned and not in every case reciting them. It is, therefore, necessary to the integrity and a correct understanding of our records, that this rule should be strictly enforced. The fail uve to comply with it is invoked by the appellee as ground- for quashing the appeal.' Under the circumstances, we are disposed to allow the motion.
' It may not be improper to say that, in case this motion, in the discretion of the court, were not allowed, we are all of the opinion that the judgment of the' court below should be affirmed.
Appeal quashed.