Commonwealth ex rel. Burleigh v. Grier
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 199, Oct. T., 1892, by defendant, James A. Grier, controller, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1892, No. 114, issuing a peremptory mandamus in favor of the Commonwealth ex reí. Ciar- • ence Burleigh, district attorney. Petition for mandamus.
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Appeal, No. 199, Oct. T., 1892, by defendant, James A. Grier, controller, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1892, No. 114, issuing a peremptory mandamus in favor of the Commonwealth ex reí. Ciar- • ence Burleigh, district attorney. Petition for mandamus. The facts appear in the following opinion of the court below by Ewing, P. J.: “ The controller refuses to certify to the commissioners an order for a warrant in favor of the district attorney for his salary for the months of May and June, 1892. The district attorney claims that his legal salary is at the rate of $6,000 per…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The judgment in the case is affirmed upon the opinion of the learned president of the court below.
2Cited by4 opinions
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- McCleary v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- Philadelphia v. McMichaelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- McGonnell's LicenseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1904