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Horsham Township Election Case

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 7, 1947No. Appeal, 13PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearne,

This is an appeal from the discharge of a rule to permit the filing of an election contest nunc, pro tunc.

Kelly and Beattie were rival candidates for the office of tax collector of Horsham Township, Montgomery County, at an election held November 6, 1945. Returns by the township district election board to the county board of elections certified that Beattie had received 321 votes and Kelly 304 votes. The county board issued a certificate of election to Beattie. On December 12, 1945, 36 days after the election, a petition was filed in the court below for…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Thompson v. MorrisonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  2. Koch Election Contest CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  3. Armstrong's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  4. Greenwood Township Election CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. In Re JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. In Re Petition to Contest the General Election for District JusticeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  3. Chase AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  4. In re General Election for Township SupervisorCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  5. Opening of Ballot Box of the First PrecinctCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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