Rothrock v. Easton School District
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County
No. 302 January Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 13 October Term 1888, C. P. On August 18, 1888, a case stated was filed, wherein Henry A. Rothrock was plaintiff, and the school district of the city of Easton was defendant, setting out as follows: The city of Easton is a city of the third class, incorporated under the act of assembly of May 23,1874, P. L. 230, and became such on the first Monday of April, 1887. The councils of said city on April 12,1887, enacted an…
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No. 302 January Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 13 October Term 1888, C. P. On August 18, 1888, a case stated was filed, wherein Henry A. Rothrock was plaintiff, and the school district of the city of Easton was defendant, setting out as follows: The city of Easton is a city of the third class, incorporated under the act of assembly of May 23,1874, P. L. 230, and became such on the first Monday of April, 1887. The councils of said city on April 12,1887, enacted an ordinance fixing the compensation of the city controller. The board of school controllers of the school district of said…
1Opinion of the Court
•Opinion,
Mr. Chief Justice Paxson :
It appears from the case stated that the school district of the borough of Easton did not accept the act of May 23, 1874, providing for the public schools, but continued to act under the special law of March 22, 1866, P. L. 287, entitled “ An Act relating to Common Schools of the Borough of Easton.” It also appears that, by virtue of the several other acts referred to in the case stated, the said school district had the power to appoint an auditor or auditors to examine the accounts of the treasurer. The learned judge below states in his opinion that “ the…
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