Snodgrass's Case
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 292, Jan. T., 1920, by James A. Snodgrass, from order of Q. S. Crawford Co., Feb. Sess., 1920, No. 7, declaring tbe election of sheriff invalid, in case of the Contested Election of James A. Snodgrass for Sheriff of Crawford Co. Petition to contest election. Before Prather, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court declared the election invalid. James A. Snodgrass, respondent, appealed.
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Appeal, No. 292, Jan. T., 1920, by James A. Snodgrass, from order of Q. S. Crawford Co., Feb. Sess., 1920, No. 7, declaring tbe election of sheriff invalid, in case of the Contested Election of James A. Snodgrass for Sheriff of Crawford Co. Petition to contest election. Before Prather, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court declared the election invalid. James A. Snodgrass, respondent, appealed. Errors assigned, among others, were (1) (2) overruling motion to quash proceedings, (3) allowing amendments to petition, (7) (12) findings of court quoted in opinion…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
December 4, 1919, forty-one residents of Crawford County commenced a proceeding to contest the election of James A. Snodgrass as sheriff; the court below, after duly holding the contestants’ petition to be in proper form, directed it filed. December 22, 1919, amendment was permitted, against the objection of respondent, by adding to an averment that the signers were qualified electors, a further allegation that they “voted at the general election held Tuesday, November 4, 1919, being the election under contest.” The allowance of this amendment is the first…
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