Legal Opinion
McChesney's Contested Election
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 23, 1937No. Appeal, 194PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Barnes,
This is an appeal from an order dismissing proceedings to contest the election of Harry D. McChesney to the office of township supervisor of Salem Township, Westmoreland County. A petition was filed in the court below, signed by fifty-six of the electors of the township, and sworn to by eight of them, alleging that at the election held on November 5, 1935, illegal votes for Harry D. McChesney were received in sufficient number to render void his election to the office of township supervisor.
The court below on November 29, 1935, entered a decree directing that a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Moritz's Contested ElectionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
- Knoxville School District ElectionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Mayo's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Burns's Contested ElectionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Ferguson's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
3Cited by8 opinions
- Olshansky v. Montgomery County Election BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Miller Election Contest CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- Bristol Township Election Contest, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County1975
- In Re: Primary Election of May 15, 2018 In Re: Nomination of the Democratic Candidate for the Office of Representative in the General Assembly From the 197th Legislative District ~ Appeal of: F. RamirezCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- Fayette County Controller's Report, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Fayette County1959
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