Carpenter v. Yeadon Borough
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 168, Jan. T., 1908, by defendant, from order of C. P. Delaware Co., Dee. T., 1900, No. 6, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in case of Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr., v. Yeadon Borough etal. Mandamus to compel publication of an ordinance. Exceptions to adjudication. The case was tried by the court without a jury under the provisions of the act of April 22, 1874. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 168, Jan. T., 1908, by defendant, from order of C. P. Delaware Co., Dee. T., 1900, No. 6, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in case of Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr., v. Yeadon Borough etal. Mandamus to compel publication of an ordinance. Exceptions to adjudication. The case was tried by the court without a jury under the provisions of the act of April 22, 1874. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Errors assigned were in dismissing exceptions to adjudication and in entering judgment for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestbezat,
This was an application in the court below by Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr., the appellee, for a mandamus commanding the borough of Yeadon, the chief burgess and the council of the borough “ to forthwith cause the ordinance of said borough entitled, ‘An ordinance granting permission under certain conditions for the use for cemetery purposes of the tract of ground owned by the North Mount Moriah Cemetery Company and providing for the opening of a certain street through the same and the vacation of a portion of another street therein; ’ passed the sixteenth day of…
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