Legal Opinion
American Labor Party Case
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 31, 1945No. Appeal, 173PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Patterson,
TMs is a proceeding instituted by Joseph Kane, appellant, pursuant to Section 977 of the Pennsylvania Election Code 1 to set aside nomination petitions for candidates of the American Labor Party. The petition was dismissed by the court for want of jurisdiction, for the reason that a copy of said petition was not served upon the County Board of Elections within the time prescribed by the Election Code.
On April 24, 194.5, nomination petitions for candidates of the American Labor Party, containing about 7000 signatures of qualified electors, were filed in the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Harris v. MercurSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
- Deibert to Use. v. RhodesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Singer v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- Welser v. EalerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Main Cleaners & Dyers, Inc. v. Columbia Super Cleaners, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
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3Cited by60 opinions
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- Citizens Committee to Recall Rizzo v. Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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