Somerset Township Supervisors v. Somerset County Commissioners
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 187, Oct. T., 1915, by defendants, from order of Superior Court, April T., 1915, No. 197, reversing order of C. P. Somerset Co., refusing mandamus, in case of William Winters, Charles Frank and Nelson Mosholder, Supervisors of Somerset Township, v. Jacob Koontz, C. C. Heckle and Millard Walker, Commissioners of Somerset County. Appeal from Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 187, Oct. T., 1915, by defendants, from order of Superior Court, April T., 1915, No. 197, reversing order of C. P. Somerset Co., refusing mandamus, in case of William Winters, Charles Frank and Nelson Mosholder, Supervisors of Somerset Township, v. Jacob Koontz, C. C. Heckle and Millard Walker, Commissioners of Somerset County. Appeal from Superior Court. The opinion of the Superior Court by Kephart, J., is as follows: In the opinion dismissing the petition of the Supervisors of Somerset Township for a mandamus compelling the county commissioners to maintain and keep in repair an…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
On the record as made in the Common Pleas and under our allowance of appeal from the Superior Court, the only question before us is whether the Act of April 25, 1907, P. L. 104, is constitutional. The court below declared the act void because its title did not “clearly express the subject-matter of the bill in conformity with the Constitution.” The Superior Court reversed and held the act in question to be valid legislation, citing: Com. v. Van Bowman, 35 Pa. Superior Ct. 410; Clarion County v. Clarion Township, 36 Pa. Superior Ct. 302; id., 222 Pa. 350; East…
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