York County v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 153, Jan. T., 1906, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. York Co., Jan. T., 1901, No. 195, on verdict for plaintiff in case of York County v. William O. Thompson. Appeal from report of county auditors. Before Bittengeb, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $12,692.10. Defendant appealed. Error assigned among others was in rejecting the warrants referred to in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The proceeding in the common pleas was on an appeal, allowed nunc pro tunc on proof of fraud, from the report of county auditors settling the account of a county treasurer; see Zeigler’s Petition, 207 Pa. 131; York County v. Thompson, 212 Pa. 561. Under the issue framed, in which the treasurer was made plaintiff, and by agreement of counsel filed, the burden of proof was on him affirmatively to make out a prima facie case as to all of the items excepted to. At the trial the treasurer offered in evidence warrants drawn by the commissioners covering the amounts of payments alleged to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Zeigler's PetitionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
- York County v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
3Cited by2 opinions
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