Moock v. Conrad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 51, July T., 1893, by defendants, George W. Conrad et al., from order of Q. S. Phila. Co., March T., 1893, No. 1, discharging rule to show cause why an election petition should not be quashed. Rule to quash election petition. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The petition in places does not distinguish between petitioners who are contestants and those who are not, calling them all contestants.
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Appeal, No. 51, July T., 1893, by defendants, George W. Conrad et al., from order of Q. S. Phila. Co., March T., 1893, No. 1, discharging rule to show cause why an election petition should not be quashed. Rule to quash election petition. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The petition in places does not distinguish between petitioners who are contestants and those who are not, calling them all contestants. The following opinion was filed by Finlettee, P. J.: “ The reasons in support of this motion are as follows: “1. Because the offices contested being four separate and…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Williams,
The appeal in this case is from the refusal by the court below to quash the petition of Henry Acker and fifty-seven other citizens and electors of the twentieth ward of the city of Philadelphia, contesting the election of George W. Conrad, Charles K. Smith, A. Atwood Grace and M. M. Caverow to the common council from said ward. The petition was presented in court on the fifteenth day of March last, was adjudged sufficient in form, ordered to be filed, and the respondents directed to answer. On the fourth day of April the respondents, instead of answering,…
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