Commonwealth v. Elbert
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 49, Jau. T., 1914, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Berks Co., Jan. T., 1914, No. 77, ousting defendants from the office of Commissioners of Water for the City of Reading, in the case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ex rel. Ira W. Stratton, Mayor, and George P. Eisenbrown, Peter S. Holl, Jacob H. McConnell and B. Frank Ruth, Members of Council of the City of Reading, v. Edward Elbert, Frederic P. Heller, John H. Close, and A. Ellsworth Leinbach.
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Appeal, No. 49, Jau. T., 1914, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Berks Co., Jan. T., 1914, No. 77, ousting defendants from the office of Commissioners of Water for the City of Reading, in the case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ex rel. Ira W. Stratton, Mayor, and George P. Eisenbrown, Peter S. Holl, Jacob H. McConnell and B. Frank Ruth, Members of Council of the City of Reading, v. Edward Elbert, Frederic P. Heller, John H. Close, and A. Ellsworth Leinbach. Quo warranto to determine title to office. Endlich, P. J., filed the following opinion: A careful study of all the questions raised…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The judgment is affirmed on the opinion of the learned president judge of the Common Pleas.
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