Commonwealth v. Wise
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 162, Jan. T., 1906, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lancaster Co., Trust Book No. 20, page 43, overruling demurrer in case of Commonwealth ex rel. William Brown, District Attorney of Lancaster County, v. J. Valentine Wise. Quo warranto to determine title to office of county commissioner. Before Landis, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was in overruling demurrer.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
At the general election held in November, 1902, M. L. Greider and Lewis J. Kirk, the nominees of the republican or majority party, and J. Valentine Wise, the nominee of the democratic or minority party, were elected county commissioners of Lancaster county and having been duly qualified, they entered upon the performance of their duties on the first Monday of January, 1903. At the election held in November, 1905, S. Millo Herr and L. R. Reist, the nominees of the republican or majority party, and Edward D. Reilly, the nominee of the democratic or minority…
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