Pipa v. Kemberling

When this case was here before, the Commonwealth was neither a party to the record nor represented at the argument. We then held, for the reasons stated in an opinion filed December 14, 1936, that the Attorney General in appointing, under the provisions of Section 907 of the Administrative Code of April 9, 1929, Article IX, P.L. 177, 239, 71 P. S. § 297,1 John L. Pipa, Jr., Esq., appellant herein, a special attorney to investigate criminal charges against certain persons and prosecute the alleged offenders in Snyder County, had power to fix the compensation of his appointee, but was without…