Legal Opinion
Second Legislative District Election Contest
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Luzerne County
Decided January 31, 1955No. 2; no. 1379PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Flannery, J.,
for the court en banc,
On November 2, 1954, an election was held for the office of Representative in the General Assembly from the Second Legislative District of Luzerne County.
The computation made by the board of election accredited the Republican candidate, Harry “Jerry” Butler, with 8,802 votes and his Democratic opponent, Stanley Meholchick, with 8,796 votes and, accordingly, Butler was returned the winner by a margin of 6 votes.
On November 20, 1954, the petitioners here instituted a contest. Among various allegations of conspiracy, fraud, etc., it was charged that 26 specific…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Contested Election of CusickLackawanna County Court of Quarter Sessions · 1890
- Commonwealth v. FineSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Castle Shannon Borough Annexation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
- In re Contested Election of McDonoughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1884
- Haverford Township ElectionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
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3Cited by1 opinion
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