Poor Overseers v. Poor Overseers
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 30, April T., 1898, by plaintiff, from decree of Q. S. Jefferson Co., Feb. T., 1889, No. 21, discharging order for removal. Appeal from order of removal.
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Appeal, No. 30, April T., 1898, by plaintiff, from decree of Q. S. Jefferson Co., Feb. T., 1889, No. 21, discharging order for removal. Appeal from order of removal. Before Clark, P. J. It appears from the notes of testimony and the evidence taken before the auditor on appeal by defendant, from order of removal of one Belle Lindy from the poor district of Perry township, Jefferson county, to the poor district of Redbank township, Armstrong county, that the court below reversed the findings of the auditor and sustained the appeal taken by the overseers of the poor by that township. It further…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
The facts of this case have been determined by the court on testimony that is so contradictory as to result in different conclusions by the auditor and the learned judge who reviewed him, and they would possibly justify a finding in favor of either contention.
We will not reopen the controversy, and we accept the findings of the court below as sustained under the evidence: Overseers v. Overseers, 112 Pa. 99; Huston Township v. Benezette Township, 135 Pa. 393; Poor District v. Poor District, 5 Pa. Superior Ct. 516.
The first six assignments allege that the court erred in the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lower Augusta v. SelinsgroveSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
- Overseers of the Poor v. Overseers of the PoorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1886
- Poor District v. Poor DistrictSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
- Huston Tp. Poor D. v. Benezette Tp. Poor D.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
3Cited by1 opinion
- Poor District of Galeton v. Poor District of StewardsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1901