Legal Opinion
Rome Township Referendum Recount Case
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 9, 1959No. Appeal, No. 174PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Bok,
Three residents of Rome Township, Crawford County, filed a petition alleging error in the count of ballots cast during the primary election held in May, *3321959. The subject of the alleged error was the vote on a referendum concerning the grant of malt and brewed beverage licenses in the township.
The vote was 126 for and 125 against. The court below issued a rule to show cause and notice was sent to the sole licensee under the Liquor Control Act in the township. He filed an answer to the petition, alleging that the Election Code (Act of June 3, 1937, P. L. 1333,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Montgomery County Bar Ass'n v. RinalducciSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Williams v. Masters, Mates & Pilots of America, Local No. 2Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Kittanning Country Club's Liquor License CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Muse-Art Corp. v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Twenty-Eighth Congressional District NominationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Wynnewood Civic Ass'n v. Lower Merion Township Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- In Re Recanvassing of Certain Voting MacHinesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Goldman v. GoldmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Goldman v. GoldmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Commonwealth v. MussolineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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