Hayes's Election
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 11, Jan. T., 1907, by A. Biancardi et al., from order of Q. S. Lackawanna Co., April T., 1903, No. 283, directing petitioners in election contest to pay costs In re Contested Election of John Hayes to the Office of Burgess of Old Forge. Rule on borough of Old Forge to show cause why it should not pay costs in ah election contest. The court discharged the rule. Error assigned was the order of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
No portion of the record in this case is printed. We gather from the appellant’s history of the case that, at an election for municipal officers of Old Forge borough, in February, 1903, John Hayes was returned as elected as burgess. The opposing *311candidate was Antonio Biancardi. The election was apparently contested. By whom, or upon whose petition, or on what grounds, does not appear.
It appears from the abstract of proceedings, that, on March 11, 1903, an “ order directing filing of bond filed,” and that on March 14, 1903, bond was filed. This was probably the bond…
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- Thomas's ElectionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
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