PRINTER'S NO. 364
No. 363 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY LEWIS, MYERS, COPPERSMITH, ORLANDO, KELLEY,
MURRAY, MESSINGER AND FLEMING, FEBRUARY 25, 1975
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 25, 1975
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 16, 1836 (P.L.715, No.186), entitled
2 "An act relating to Reference and Arbitration," changing the
3 amount which may be arbitrated in counties of the third
4 class.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 8.1, act of June 16, 1836 (P.L.715,
8 No.186), entitled "An act relating to Reference and
9 Arbitration," amended June 30, 1972 (P.L.500, No.159), is
10 amended to read:
11 Section 8.1. The several courts of common pleas may by rules
12 of court, provide that all cases which are at issue where the
13 amount in controversy shall be ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or
14 less in counties of the first and second class, [and] second
15 class A, and third class and five thousand dollars ($5,000) or
16 less in all other counties, except those involving title to real
17 estate, shall first be submitted to and heard by a board of
18 three (3) members of the bar within the judicial district and
19 may fix the maximum amount required to be submitted in any
1 amount between two thousand dollars ($2,000) and ten thousand
2 dollars ($10,000), in counties of the first and second class,
3 [and] second class A and third class, and between two thousand
4 dollars ($2,000) and five thousand dollars ($5,000) in all other
5 counties, exclusive of interest and costs. Cases which are not
6 at issue and whether or not suit has been filed may be referred
7 to the board of arbitration by agreement of reference signed by
8 counsel for both sides in the case. Said agreement of reference
9 shall define the issues involved for determination by the board
10 and, when agreeable, shall also contain stipulations with
11 respect to facts submitted or agreed or defenses waived. In such
12 cases, the agreement of reference shall take the place of the
13 pleadings in the case and be filed of record.
14 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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