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Commonwealth ex rel. Graham v. Cameron

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 19, 1917No. Appeal, No. 60PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal, No. 60, Oct. T., 1917, by respondent, from judgment of O. P. Beaver Co., Dec. T., 1916, No. 60, of ouster, in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ex rel. Louis E. Graham, District Attorney, v. Walter S. Cameron. Quo warranto to test defendant’s right to exercise the office of justice of the peace in the Township of Harmony.

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Appeal, No. 60, Oct. T., 1917, by respondent, from judgment of O. P. Beaver Co., Dec. T., 1916, No. 60, of ouster, in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ex rel. Louis E. Graham, District Attorney, v. Walter S. Cameron. Quo warranto to test defendant’s right to exercise the office of justice of the peace in the Township of Harmony. The facts appear in the following opinion of Baldwin, P, J.: The suggestion and demurrer in this case raise two questions: , (1) Whether a justice of the peace who ceases to reside within the district for which he has been commissioned thereby loses his office.…

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

Tbe judgment in this case is affirmed on tbe opinion of tbe learned court below overruling defendant’s demurrer and directing judgment of ouster to be entered against bim.

2Cited by10 opinions

  1. House v. Allegheny CountySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  2. Patton, Exrx. v. PhiladelphiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  3. Gregory v. Johnson, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Mercer County1954
  4. Clairton Alderman's Election, Pennsylvania Department of Justice1925
  5. Commonwealth v. Keiser, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1940

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