Armstrong County v. Plumcreek Township Overseers
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 143, Oct. T., 1893, by plaintiff from order of C. P. Armstrong Co., Dec. T., 1882, No. 154, discharging rule against Plumcreek Township Overseers. Rule on defendants to pay expense of support of lunatic. ■The following facts appear by the record: David Hall was found to be insane in Plumcreek township on Oct. 31,1882, by a commission in lunacy, at No. 154, Dec.
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Appeal, No. 143, Oct. T., 1893, by plaintiff from order of C. P. Armstrong Co., Dec. T., 1882, No. 154, discharging rule against Plumcreek Township Overseers. Rule on defendants to pay expense of support of lunatic. ■The following facts appear by the record: David Hall was found to be insane in Plumcreek township on Oct. 31,1882, by a commission in lunacy, at No. 154, Dec. T., 1382, under the act of April 20, 1869, § 6, P. L. 78, and was committed to the Western Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane at Dixmont, at the cost of Armstrong county. At the same time the court issued a “ rule upon…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Thompson,
The conclusiveness of the order discharging the rule under the first petition is decisive of appellant’s contention in this case. That order was made “ without prejudice to the county as to further proceedings against the township of last settlement when ascertained.” Armed with this apparently roving commission appellant proceeded against several townships, and after failure in every instance finally made a second attack upon the appellees. In the order committing the lunatic, the court granted a rule upon the Overseers of Plumcreek Township, the appellees, to…
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