Eastside Borough Overseers v. Denison Township Overseers
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 35, March T., 1910, by defendant, from order of Q. S. Luzerne Co., Sept. T., 1909, No. 657, sustaining petition for mandamus in case of Eastside Borough Overseers of the Poor v. Denison Township Overseers of the Poor. Petition for writ of mandamus. Before O’Connor, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion.of the Superior Court. Error assigned was order overruling rule to quash writ of mandamus.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
The overseers of the poor of East Side borough, Carbon county, made complaint that Elizabeth Oakes and some minor children were likely to become chargeable to said borough, and asked for an order of removal to remove her to Denison township, Luzerne county, her last place of settlement. An order of removal was awarded by the justice, and the overseers of Denison township appealed therefrom to the court of quarter sessions of Carbon county, which affirmed it.
A petition was presented to the quarter sessions of Luzerne county for a writ of mandamus to issue to the overseers…
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