Legal Opinion
Watson v. Witkin
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 23, 1941No. Appeal, 313PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Maxey,
Robert E. Lamberton, the duly elected Mayor of Philadelphia for a four-year term beginning Monday, January 1st, 1940, died August 22, 1941,18 days before the Fall primaries. In obedience to the prescriptions of the Act of March 7, 1939, P. L. 7 (53 P. S. 2925), the vacancy caused by Mayor Lamberton’s death has been filled by the President of the Philadelphia Council (Bernard Samuel) acting as Mayor “until the vacancy is filled.” The question is: Can the vacancy arising from Mayor Lamberton’s death be filled at the Municipal election to be held on November 4, 1941?…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Walla Walla City v. Walla Walla Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Matter of RoussNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Chew Heong v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- DeWalt v. Bartley, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1892
- Page v. AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Moulton v. Iowa Employment Security CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948
- Stone Mfg. Co. v. South Carolina Employment Security CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1951
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