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SMITH CASE

381 Pa. 223 (1955)

Smith Case.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 23, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Ruppin, for petitioner.

Paul A. Mueller, for respondents.

J. Campbell Brandon, amicus curiae.

Morton Meyers submitted a brief for Cambria County Bar Association under Rule 46.

Before STERN, C.J., STEARNE, JONES, BELL, CHIDSEY and MUSMANNO, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HORACE STERN, March 23, 1955:

The question for determination is the constitutionality of the Act of January 14, 1952, P.L. 2087, amending the Act of June 16, 1836, P.L. 715, and the validity of the Rule of Court (Rule 43) adopted in pursuance of this legislation by the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County.

The Act of June 16, 1836, P.L. 715, provided for an elaborate system of Reference and Arbitration. We are concerned here...

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