Commonwealth v. Walton
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals Nos. 67, 68 and 69 by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., Dec. T., 1911, Nos. 99, 1000 and 1001, awarding writs of mandamus in case of Commonwealth ex rel. Millard Construction Co. and McNichol Paving & Construction Co. v. John M. Walton, Controller of the City of Philadelphia. Demurrers to return to alternative writs of mandamus.
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Appeals Nos. 67, 68 and 69 by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., Dec. T., 1911, Nos. 99, 1000 and 1001, awarding writs of mandamus in case of Commonwealth ex rel. Millard Construction Co. and McNichol Paving & Construction Co. v. John M. Walton, Controller of the City of Philadelphia. Demurrers to return to alternative writs of mandamus. Bregy, P. J., filed the following opinion: The councils of the city passed, and the mayor signed ordinances directing that warrant be drawn by certain officials of the city in favor of the different plaintiffs in matters we are now…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The cases from which these appeals arise were heard together in the Common Pleas and involve the same questions. The judgment in each is affirmed for the reasons stated in the opinion of the learned President of Common Pleas No. 1,. sustaining the demurrers to returns to writs of alternative mandamus and ordering writs of peremptory mandamus to issue.
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