Legal Opinion
Clark v. Meade
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 29, 1954No. Appeals, 90 and 91PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Arnold,
These two appeals were argued together and will be treated in one opinion, the questions involved being-common to both. The controversy is whether §5 of the Act of 1953, 53 PS §3422, is a valid constitutional enactment. In No. 91 January Term, 1954, the court below gave judgment for the plaintiffs against the Mayor of Philadelphia and the other defendants in a declaratory judgment proceeding.
In No. 90 January Term, 1954, the court below dismissed the complaint in mandamus brought by the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia et al. against the defendants, William F.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MoirSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- Lennox v. ClarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Graham v. SchmidSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Maurer v. WitkinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Carrow v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Daly v. HemphillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Young v. Com. Bd. of Probation and ParoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. SutleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Schultz v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Commonwealth v. NicelySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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