Legal Opinion
Miller Election Contest Case
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 5, 1944No. Appeal, 275PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Patterson,
These proceedings were begun by virtue of a petition presented to the court below contesting the election of. Fred E. Lord and Grant G. Miller to the office of County Commissioner of Columbia County. A bond with corporate surety was filed in support of the petition. Appellants filed a motion to quash and dismiss the proceedings for the reasons, inter alia, that the bond was improper because (1) it referred to a proceeding contesting the election of the defeated candidates rather than the successful candidates, and (2) the power of attorney attached to and filed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bowman v. BerkeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
- Moritz's Contested ElectionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
- Cole's ElectionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
- Pazdrak's Contested ElectionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Loftus v. Miners Nat. BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Baranyai v. AndrezjwskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- In Re Nomination Petition of JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- In Re JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Blair v. JR Andrews, Inc. of DelawareDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1956
- In re General Election of Nov. 4, 1975, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Pike County1975
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