Geyger v. Stoy

1 U.S. 135, 1 Dall. 135
CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania
DecidedSeptember 15, 1785
StatusPublished

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Geyger v. Stoy, 1 U.S. 135, 1 Dall. 135 (1785).

Opinion

By the Court.

—It appearing upon the face of the record, that the justice has exceeded his jurisdiction, by giving judgment, and issuing an execution, for a greater sum than ten pounds, we cannot but consider the whole as a nullity; and, for that reason alone, discharge the defendant.

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