Lancaster County v. Hershey
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 153, Jan. T., 1902, by defendants, from order of C. P. Lancaster County, Feb. T., 1900, No. 85, making absolute rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense in case of Lancaster County v. Emanuel H. Hershey, C. H. Hershey, Amos Hershey, Jacob L. Brubaker and Joel S. Eaby. Rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense.
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Appeal, No. 153, Jan. T., 1902, by defendants, from order of C. P. Lancaster County, Feb. T., 1900, No. 85, making absolute rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense in case of Lancaster County v. Emanuel H. Hershey, C. H. Hershey, Amos Hershey, Jacob L. Brubaker and Joel S. Eaby. Rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. Landis, J., filed an opinion which was in part as follows: Emanuel H. Hershey, having been elected treasurer of Lancaster county, before entering upon the duties of his office, gave two bonds, one to the county of Lancaster, in…
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Opinion by
Mb. Justice Dean,
Emanuel H. Hershey was duly elected county treasurer of Lancaster county. To qualify he gave two bonds, one to the commonwealth and one to the county of Lancaster, the latter in sum of $100,000 ; among the conditions of this bond were these, that he would keep full accounts and that on expiration of his term, he would deliver to his successor all books, papers, documents and all other things held by him in right of said office and pay to his successor any balance of money belonging to said county. The other bond was to the commonwealth in the sum of $60,000,…
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- Commonwealth v. HersheySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901