Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Graham v. Collins
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 24, 1934No. Appeal, 155PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Frazer,
At the instance of the district attorney of Erie County, a suggestion for a writ of quo warranto was presented to the court below challenging the authority of Adrian J. Collins, G. William Schlindwein and T. Woods Sterrett to exercise the office of directors of the poor of the Erie County Poor District. The above named directors were appointed to their office October 20,1933, by order of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Erie County, pursuant to the Act of Assembly of June 3, 1933, P. L. 1517. The contention was advanced that this act violates the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lloyd v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
- Commonwealth ex rel. Braughler v. WeirSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. v. ReeseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- Straub v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
- Jenks Tp. Poor D. v. Sheffield Tp. Poor D.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
3Cited by4 opinions
- Suermann v. Hadley, Treas. (White)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Milliones v. Allegheny County Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Gambatese Et Ux. v. Erie Co. Poor Dist.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Collins v. Barton, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Mercer County1941