Legal Opinion
Nester Appeal
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 11, 1958No. Appeal, 106PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Woodside, J.,
A petition was presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions of Montgomery County by the requisite number of electors of the Borough of Pottstown, alleging that the borough’s twenty member council is the largest legislative body in the Commonwealth excepting only the General Assembly, and praying that under the Act of May 4, 1927, P. L. 519, §601 et seq., as amended by The Borough Code of July 10, 1947, P. L. 1621 and subsequent acts, 53 PS §45601 et seq., the existing ten wards be consolidated.
Raymond F. Nester, a citizen and resident of the borough, filed a petition…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Commonwealth ex rel. McClain v. LockeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1873
- Belovsky v. Redevelopment AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
- Holgate Bros. v. BashoreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Rohrer v. Milk Control BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- O'Neil v. Am. Fire Ins.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Wm. Penn Parking Garage, Inc. v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Palmer Township Annexation CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Commonwealth v. GiaccioSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Commonwealth v. GiaccioSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Commonwealth v. TarabildaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
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