Legal Opinion
Chase Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 28, 1957No. Appeals, 238, 239, 240, 241PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Benjamin B. Jones,
At the general election held on November 6, 1956 Harris G. Breth, Democrat, and William 0. Chase, Republican, were the Democratic and Republican candidates, respectively, for Representative to the General Assembly from the 1st District of Clearfield County.
On these four appeals two issues are presented: (1) were petitions presented for the purpose of opening the ballot boxes in three election precincts timely filed under Section 1703 of the Election Code and (2) were three disputed ballots properly validated by the court below?
On the basis of the open…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Dauphin Deposit Trust Co. v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Bauman Election Contest CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- Rimer's Contested Election. Geary's App'l.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Koch Election Contest CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- McCaffreys' AppealsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Sweeney v. TuckerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- In re Contest of 2003 General Election for the Office of Prothonotary of Washington CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Cullen AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Absentee Ballots CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Meell AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
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