Dickinson Township Road
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 11, March T., 1903, by Philadelphia Clay Manufacturing Company, froth order of Q. S., Cumberland County, dismissing exceptions to report of viewers in case of Dickinson Township Road. Petition for appointment of viewers. From the record it appeared that the petition when filed was not accompanied with a certificate of counsel as to its regularity and legality, as provided by the rules of court.
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Appeal, No. 11, March T., 1903, by Philadelphia Clay Manufacturing Company, froth order of Q. S., Cumberland County, dismissing exceptions to report of viewers in case of Dickinson Township Road. Petition for appointment of viewers. From the record it appeared that the petition when filed was not accompanied with a certificate of counsel as to its regularity and legality, as provided by the rules of court. The court subsequently permitted che certificate to he filed nunc pro tunc. The viewers reported in favor of the road. Exceptions were dismissed in an opinion by E. W. Biddle, P. J., in…
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W. D. Porter, J.
Among the rules of the court below is the following: “ Every petition for the appointment of road or bridge viewers shall be first examined by counsel, and certified by him upon the same to be regular and in due form and that the prayer thereof is lawful and conforms to the purpose of the petitioners, otherwise viewers shall not be appointed.” When, on July 23,1901, the petition for viewers was presented in the present case, it was not accompanied by the certificate required by this rule, but the court notwithstanding appointed the viewers. On August 20th following,…
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