Legal Opinion

Dorris v. Lloyd (No. 2)

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 24, 1953No. 2; Appeal, 252PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Horace Stern,

In this case Dr. John L. Dorris, in his capacity as County Chairman of the Democratic Party of Luzerne County and by and on behalf of that Party, brought a proceeding in quo warranto to oust the defendants, two of the County Commissioners, from their office. Defendants moved to strike off the complaint. The court granted that motion and plaintiff appeals.

*483Tlie complaint sets forth a number of alleged violations by defendants of the election laws of the Commonwealth between the year 1941 and the present time, during which period defendants have served…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Schermer v. FranekSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  2. Commonwealth ex rel. McLaughlin v. CluleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1867
  3. Commonwealth ex rel. Butterfield v. McCarterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1881
  4. Commonwealth, ex rel. Gast v. PfrommSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
  5. Commonwealth v. CrowSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Mayer v. HemphillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  2. Gwinn v. KaneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Lehman v. TuckerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Hughes v. Eleventh Ward Republican ClubSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  5. Ashton v. Schultz, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County1972

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