Thomas's Election
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 56, Jan. T., 1901, by Jacob Jurkovitz, from order of Q. S. Lackawanna Co., April T., 1899, No. 378, imposing costs in the matter of Contested Election of W. H. Thomas, Constable of the Eighth Ward of the City of Scranton. Rule to show cause why costs in an election contest should not be paid by the city of Scranton. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was order discharging rule.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Mestbezat,
The election officers of the eighth ward of the city of Scranton, returned W. H. Thomas as elected constable of said ward over John E. Walsh by a majority of five votes at an election held on February 21,1899. On March 20, 1899, the petition of the requisite number of the qualified electors of the ward was presented to the court of quarter sessions of Lackawanna county contesting this election. The petition was adjudged sufficient and ordered to be filed, and a rule on the respondent to answer was granted by the court. He obtained a rule to quash the…
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