Davidson v. Beaver Falls Council

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

In this mandamus proceeding, the order refusing the writ is so well supported by the opinion written by President Judge Reader, that we need only indicate briefly why the order must be affirmed. The learned judge held that Davidson, the plaintiff, was not beneficially interested and therefore not entitled to the writ and that, apart from his incapacity to sue, the court would not order the municipal authorities to exercise judgment and discretion in a certain way.

Beaver Falls is a city of the third class. Davidson is, and for a long time has been, a policeman of…