Commonwealth v. Scully

Per Curiam,

— This case came on for consideration by the court on the demurrer of relator to the answer of respondent to the suggestion for a writ of quo warranto, and was argued at length by the learned counsel for relator and respondent, who submitted exhaustive briefs, which we have examined with care.

The controlling question is whether the resignation of William N. McNair as Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh by his letter to the Council of the City of Pittsburgh dated October 6, 1936, was lawfully accepted by the action of the council on that date accepting the resignation and declaring the…