Commonwealth v. Hurd
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 115, Jan. T., 1896, by-defendant, John Hurd, from order of Q. S. Blair Co., June T., 1895, No. 77, refusing to quash an indictment. Indictment against county commissioners for being concerned in public contracts.
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Appeal, No. 115, Jan. T., 1896, by-defendant, John Hurd, from order of Q. S. Blair Co., June T., 1895, No. 77, refusing to quash an indictment. Indictment against county commissioners for being concerned in public contracts. The defendants moved to quash the indictment for the following reasons: 1. The indictment does not charge that the county of Blair or the board of county commissioners, made any contract or authorized the construction of any public work, improvement or repairs of the courthouse. The 48d section of the act of the 15th of April, 1834, under which this bill is framed,…
1Opinion of the Court
Pets Curiam,
This case came here under a special allocatur granted by one of the justices of this court. No question was raised as to whether, within the meaning of section 7, clause (a) of the Superior Court act of 1895, the case is one “involving the right to a public office,” and it was accordingly argued and submitted to us on its supposed merits. Unfortunately for the appellant, the record discloses no ground on which the judgment of the court of quarter sessions can be reversed.
The first three specifications are to the action of the court in denying defendant’s motion to quash the…
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