Rogers v. Lewis

OPINION

CASTILLE, Justice.

Appellant appeals to this Court from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County granting appellee’s quo warranto action and removing appellant from the Office of Mayor/Executive of Bristol Township. 1

The stipulated facts are that appellant and appellee were two of the five members of the Bristol Township Council. The council was required to fill the vacancy of the Office of the Mayor/Executive created by the death of the prior Mayor, James Gallagher. Two members of council voted for appellant and two, including appellee, voted against appellant. Appellant…