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York County v. Thompson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 22, 1905No. Appeals, Nos. 205 and 206PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Appeals, Nos. 205 and 206, Jan. T., 1904, by defendant, from order of C. P. York Co., Jan. T., 1901, No. 195, and Jan. T., 1902, No. 228, opening judgment and allowing an appeal nunc pro tunc in case of York County v. William O. Thompson. Petition to open a judgment entered against the county treasurer on report of county auditors, and for leave to appeal nunc pro tunc.

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Appeals, Nos. 205 and 206, Jan. T., 1904, by defendant, from order of C. P. York Co., Jan. T., 1901, No. 195, and Jan. T., 1902, No. 228, opening judgment and allowing an appeal nunc pro tunc in case of York County v. William O. Thompson. Petition to open a judgment entered against the county treasurer on report of county auditors, and for leave to appeal nunc pro tunc. Before Bitteng-er, P. J. * After Zeigler’s Petition, 207 Pa. 181, was decided, and the record of the case returned to the lower court, depositions were taken which tended to show that the county was defrauded, and that the…

1Opinion of the Court

Pee Curiam,

The law governing this case was settled when the case was here before, Zeigler’s Petition, 207 Pa. 131, and in accordance with that decision the court below had evidence on which to open the judgment.

*562That the county was defrauded is not denied, and how far the appellant was party to the fraud or responsible for the loss is, under the evidence, clearly a question for a jury.

Judgment affirmed.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Zeigler's PetitionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Nixon v. NixonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  2. Wise v. Cambridge Springs BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
  3. Guy v. Stoecklein Baking Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  4. Culbertson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  5. Singer v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916

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