Legal Opinion

American Surety Company's Case

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 27, 1936No. Appeal, 142PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Pee Curiam,

This proceeding arose on petition by a tax collector’s surety for an order requiring the collector to turn over to the surety certain tax duplicates pursuant to the Act of April 23, 1929, P. L. 634. The collector first questioned the jurisdiction under the Act of March 5, 1925, P. L. 23; it was held that the petition stated a prima facie case and that the court had jurisdiction: American Surety Co.'s Case, 319 Pa. 549, 181 A. 364.

On the return of the record a hearing was held and a turnover order was made. The county commissioners asked and were granted leave to intervene. A motion…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. American Surety Company's CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Commonwealth v. KeirstedSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940

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