Pfaff v. Bacon
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 272, Jan. T., 1914, by defendant, from decree of Q. S. Philadelphia Co., Nov. Sess., 1913, No. 1, dismissing exceptions to report of examiner, in case of Andrew J. Pfaff, et al., v. William D. Bacon. Petition for leave to contest an election, for the opening of ballot boxes and for a recount of the ballots. Exceptions to report of Preston K. Erdman, Esq., examiner. Before Audenried, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 272, Jan. T., 1914, by defendant, from decree of Q. S. Philadelphia Co., Nov. Sess., 1913, No. 1, dismissing exceptions to report of examiner, in case of Andrew J. Pfaff, et al., v. William D. Bacon. Petition for leave to contest an election, for the opening of ballot boxes and for a recount of the ballots. Exceptions to report of Preston K. Erdman, Esq., examiner. Before Audenried, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court dismissed the exceptions. William D. Bacon appealed. Error assigned, among others, was the decree of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
This appeal is from the final decree of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia County declaring Philip H. Moore elected select councilman of the City of Philadelphia from the forty-fourth ward, at the election held November 4,1913. The official count of the election made it appear that for the office of select councilman, Philip H. Moore received 2,506 votes and William D. Bacon received 2,513 votes. Upon a petition duly filed alleging error in the count, the court appointed an examiner, and instructed him to open the ballot boxes containing the ballots…
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