Legal Opinion

Horton Petition

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County

Decided March 29, 1957No. 487PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Diggins, J.,

This matter comes on to be heard on a petition filed as above captioned, praying the court to set aside the nomination petition of Donald Horton, who filed a nomination petition for the office of “comptroller” of Ridley Township on the ground that, first, the office of “comptroller” does not exist in the township and on the further ground that the said Donald Horton is not eligible to hold the *707position of controller.- A responsive answer was filed by the candidate- and-also by the election board, the. election board taking a neutral position, and the candidate taking an adverse…

2Cases cited7 opinions

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  5. Walker v. Pennsylvania RailroadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942

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