Commonwealth v. Walton
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 534, Jan. T., 1896, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 4, Philadelphia Co., Sept. T., 1895, No. 618, refusing a peremptory writ of mandamus. Petition for mandamus. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was order refusing peremptory writ of mandamus.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Sterrett,
In the relator’s petition for the alternative writ, it avers among other things that it is a corporation, created by and existing under the laws of this state, whose objects as defined by its charter are to accumulate a fund from the dues of its *375members, from legacies, bequests, gifts and other sources, with which to pay pensions to members of the association and to families of deceased members; that its membership is twenty-three hundred and eighty-six (2386), including the director of public safety, the superintendent of police, all the police captains…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Brooke v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- Speer v. School DirectorsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1865
- Indiana County v. Agricultural SocietySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1877
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1864
3Cited by38 opinions
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- Retirement Board v. McGovernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Breinig v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Wiley v. WoodsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Bowler v. NagelMichigan Supreme Court · 1924
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