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Commonwealth v. Raudenbush

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 12, 1915No. Appeal, No. 325PublishedCited by 26 opinions

Appeal, No. 325, Jan. T., 1914, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Schuylkill Co., March T., 1914, No. 187, of ouster in quo warranto proceedings,' in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ex rel., C. A. Whitehouse, District Attorney of Schuylkill County, v. T. W. Raudenbush. Suggestion for writ of quo warranto to determine defendant’s right to hold office as water superintendent of a borough. Demurrer to answer to suggestion.

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Appeal, No. 325, Jan. T., 1914, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Schuylkill Co., March T., 1914, No. 187, of ouster in quo warranto proceedings,' in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ex rel., C. A. Whitehouse, District Attorney of Schuylkill County, v. T. W. Raudenbush. Suggestion for writ of quo warranto to determine defendant’s right to hold office as water superintendent of a borough. Demurrer to answer to suggestion. Before Bechtel, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court overruled the demurrer. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was in overruling the…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Mestrezat,

This is a suggestion for a writ of quo warranto to determine the right of T. W. Raudenbush to hold the office of water superintendent of the Borough of Ashland, Schuylkill County. The facts are stated in the opinion filed herewith in Commonwealth v. Krapf, 249 Pa. 81, except that Raudenbush, the defendant, resigned his po*88sition as water superintendent on February 4, 1914, and was immediately reelected to the same position by council. ■ The writ in this case was issued two days prior to the resignation and the reelection of Raudenbush, and this proceeding was…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Commonwealth v. KrapfSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915

3Cited by26 opinions

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