Snyder's Appeal

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Sadler,

Certain taxables of a portion of Penn Township, adjoining the City of Pittsburgh, desired that their properties be annexed to the latter municipality. They presented a petition to council asking that this action be taken, and the request was acceded to, as evidenced by ordinance duly enacted. The proceeding was removed to the quarter sessions, following an attack on its legality, but there sustained, as it was in the Superior Court, to which the record was removed for review. Leave was granted to appeal to this court, and the several objections to the separation…