Pierce v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Venango county: Of October Term 188.3, No. 136. This was a quo warranto, allowed by the court of Common Pleas of Mercer county, to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ex relatione Wallace Pierce, James B. Pierce, Prank Pierce and James L. Deeter, directed to Jonas J. Pierce, Enoch Eiler, Joseph Porker, B. TI.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Venango county: Of October Term 188.3, No. 136. This was a quo warranto, allowed by the court of Common Pleas of Mercer county, to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ex relatione Wallace Pierce, James B. Pierce, Prank Pierce and James L. Deeter, directed to Jonas J. Pierce, Enoch Eiler, Joseph Porker, B. TI. Henderson, John Phillips and H. C. Blossom, requiring them to show by what authority they exercised the office of directors of the Sharpsville Bailroad Company. * The respondent filed an answer which was, on motion, allowed to be regarded solely as a…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered October 22d 1883, by
Gordon, J.
About the correctness of the ruling of the learned judge of the court below, in this case, we have no doubt. It seems to have been admitted, in the outstart of this trial, that the election of the 8th of January 1883 was properly called, was held at the proper time, and was conducted in an orderly and regular manner. Nor is there any doubt but that the relators received the highest number of votes cast for directors at that election. It is said, however, that this result was brought about by the cumulation of the votes of…
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