Legal Opinion

Fountain Hill Borough v. Wohlbach

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lehigh County

Decided February 23, 1960No. 9Published

1Opinion of the Court

Henninger, P. J.,

The Borough of Fountain Hill consists of two wards with three borough councilmen in each ward. The term of E. W. Wohlbach and Earl Bauman, both councilmen from the first ward, expired on the first Monday in January *1181960. Wohlbaeh did not seek reélection; Bauman was a nominee of his party but was defeated for reélection.

Frank Brown and James F. Quigg were elected to succeed Wohlbaeh and Bauman as two of the three councilmen from the first ward. Quigg died December 15, 1959, between the date of his election and the date he would have taken his seat in council.

Wohlbaeh and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Matthews v. LomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  2. Derringe v. DonovanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  3. McLane's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  4. In re Clarion Borough to contest election of BlackSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899

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