Legal Opinion

Jones v. Mt. Carmel Township School District

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northumberland County

Decided January 4, 1943No. 131Published

1Opinion of the Court

Cummings, J.,

This is a proceeding for a writ of alternative mandamus, at the instance of Bernadette Jones, plaintiff, against the board of school directors of the school district of the Township of Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, Pa. On petition presented February 17, 1941, a writ of mandamus in the alternative form against the said school directors was awarded, returnable on March 10, 1941. . . .

Discussion

The questions raised by the petition and answer are:

First. Was seniority considered in the suspension of plaintiff?

Second. The Beaverdale and Merriam Schools in Mount Carmel Township…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State Highway Route No. 72Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
  2. Walker v. Scranton School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  3. Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. MillsArizona Supreme Court · 1934
  4. Rich v. KeyserSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1867
  5. Luzerne Nat. Bk. v. Gosart Et Ux.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936

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