Legal Opinion

Apple v. County of Crawford

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 6, 1884PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Orawford county: Of January Term, 1883, Ho. 334. Case stated, wherein Andrew G. Apple was plaintiff, and the County of Crawford defendant; being a claim by the said plaintiff for certain arrears of compensation alleged to have accrued to him during his term of office as sheriff of the said county.

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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Orawford county: Of January Term, 1883, Ho. 334. Case stated, wherein Andrew G. Apple was plaintiff, and the County of Crawford defendant; being a claim by the said plaintiff for certain arrears of compensation alleged to have accrued to him during his term of office as sheriff of the said county. By"the case stated the following facts appeared: A. G. Apple was duly elected sheriff of Crawford County in ^November 1878, and entered upon the duties of his office on January 6, 1879, performing the same in the said county for the years 1879-1880 and 1881,…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Greek

The plaintiff, Apple, was elected sheriff of Crawford county in November, 1878, and entered upon the duties of his office on the 6th of January, 1879. .He served his full term of three years, 1879, 1880 and 1881, performing the duties of his office during the entire period. It was one of the duties of his office to board the prisoners of the county. The compensation to be paid for the performance of this duty was regulated from time to time by Acts of Assembly passed for that purpose. Thus by Act of 11th April, 1856, P. L., 314, it was enacted that the compensation should be fixed by the…

2Cited by19 opinions

  1. Commonwealth ex rel. Attorney General v. MathuesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
  2. Taxpayers' League of Carbon County v. McPhersonWyoming Supreme Court · 1936
  3. Loushay AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  4. Harris County v. HammondCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
  5. In Re Appeal of Harry W. BowmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933

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