Brewer v. Delaware County Commissioners

Johnson, P. J., and Fronefield, J.

The plaintiffs by their bill aver that the defendants are the County Commissioners of Delaware County, and as such are proceeding to acquire certain land in the Borough of Media, the county-seat of Delaware County, as a site for a new jail, and that they do not possess the legal power to do this; hence they ask to have the defendants restrained by an injunction.

The legal authority to acquire land for a jail site is the Act of June 1, 1883, P. L. 58. This act was amended by the Act of June 19', 1911, P. L. 1039, and the Act of April 21, 1921, P. L. 271; the…