Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part
Lennox v. Clark
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 5, 1953No. Appeals, 97 to 108Published
1Concurring in part, dissenting in part
Opinion Concurring in Part anb Dissenting in Part bx
Me. Justice Bell:
The Constitution of Pennsylvania, Article XIV, §1, provides: “County* officers shall consist of sheriffs, coroners, . . . recorder of deeds, commissioners, . . . clerks of the courts, district attorneys . . . .” In the light of this clear language it is difficult to understand how anyone could successfully contend that a sheriff, a coroner, a recorder of deeds, a county commissioner, or a clerk of courts, is not a county officer.
The City-County Consolidation Amendment — Article XIV, §8, which was proposed by Joint Eesolution…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Cohens v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1821
- Leahey v. FarrellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Kline v. HarrisburgSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Genkinger v. New CastleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Lighton v. Abington TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
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