Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bitler
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 27, 1938No. Appeal, 191PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Keller, P. J.,
The appellant, Fearns Bitler, served as the elected county treasurer of Lycoming County for the years 1932, 1933, 1934 and 1935. During the same period, by appointment of the county commissioners, he served as tax collector for county taxes in the sixteen wards of the City of Williamsport, for which he was paid additional compensation of $4,000 a year. The county supplied him, as treasurer, with several clerks, Margaret Clark and Marie Beber. To assist him as tax collector he employed his brother-in-law, Charles N. Bullard, and appointed him a deputy county treasurer,…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Canole v. AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Lieberman v. Smith, WardenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
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