Legal Opinion

Waynesboro Sunday Movie Referendum Case

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 14, 1955No. Appeals, Nos. 70 and 71PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order Per Curiam, October 13, 1955: Tbe order of tbe Court below is affirmed at tbe cost of the respective appellant in each of the appeals. Opinion will be filed later.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

These appeals are from an order of the court below sustaining objections to a petition filed with the County Commissioners of Franklin County for a referendum on the question of exhibiting motion pictures on Sunday in the borough of Waynesboro. The petition sought to have the statutorily prescribed question submitted to the electors of the borough at the municipal election to be held on November 8,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Harrisburg Sunday Movie Petition CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  2. Eaves v. SnyderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  3. Pottsville Referendum CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Kochen v. YoungSupreme Court of Iowa · 1961
  2. In re WernerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. In re Electors for Referendum for Annexation of Certain Properties, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County1989

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API