In re the Appeal From the Auditor's Report of McKean Township for 1984

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

This is an appeal from a trial courts decision on review of an auditors’ report of McKean Township for the year 1984.

The auditors had surcharged two of the township supervisors for compensation which they had received from the township for certain municipal jobs performed in addition to those of supervisors, namely those of township treasurer and superintendent of roads. Although the trial judge dismissed the surcharges against both supervisors, he limited their counsel fee award to the amount of money which the township had received “by virtue of the audit.”1 The two…