Commonwealth v. Wehr

Reno, P. J.,

— By the Act of June 23, 1931, P. L. 931, the General Assembly established a separate orphans’ court for Lehigh County, consisting of one judge, who was to be elected “and duly commissioned to hold office from the first Monday of January next succeeding such election.” Hon. Ethan Allen Gearhart was elected and commissioned. He qualified and assumed the duties of his office on January 4,1932, when he formally opened and organized a separate orphans’ court. Two parties claim the office of clerk of the court. Henry P. Wehr, the respondent herein, was elected clerk of the orphans’…