Legal Opinion
Berardocco v. Colden
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 6, 1976No. 107 Misc.Docket 21, 1976PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROBERTS, Justice.
This action in quo warranto was commenced on January 5, 1976, by relator, Albert J. Berardocco, invoking the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. 1 Relator contends that he was duly elected to the office of district justice of the peace for magisterial district 32-1-17 in Delaware County on November 5, 1975, and that he has been wrongfully denied his public office. Respondent, Richard Colden, Jr., contends that the election is of no effect because he was appointed by the Governor to the office in question for a term extending until January 1978. We…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Weiss v. ZieglerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Breslow v. Baldwin Township School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Brereton EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
- Commonwealth v. Girard Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Collins v. GesslerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by46 opinions
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- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Paulinski v. IsaacSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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