Petition of Splane
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
FOB A MANDAMUS TO THE ORPHANS’ COUBT OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY. No. 000 October Term 1889, Sup. Ct. On December 7, 1888, the petition of Joseph P. Splane was presented to this court setting forth, in substance, to wit: That he was a member of the bar of Cambria county, duly admitted and in good and regular standing; that he was a member of the bar of the Supreme Court, also, in good and regular standing; that by virtue of the act of May 7, 1885, P. L. 16, and the amendatory act of…
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FOB A MANDAMUS TO THE ORPHANS’ COUBT OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY. No. 000 October Term 1889, Sup. Ct. On December 7, 1888, the petition of Joseph P. Splane was presented to this court setting forth, in substance, to wit: That he was a member of the bar of Cambria county, duly admitted and in good and regular standing; that he was a member of the bar of the Supreme Court, also, in good and regular standing; that by virtue of the act of May 7, 1885, P. L. 16, and the amendatory act of May 19, 1887, P. L. 131, upon motion and the presentation of his certificate of admission to the Supreme Court and…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Chief Justice Paxson:
The petitioner asks us to grant him a rule to show cause why a writ of mandamus should not issue to the judges of the Orphans’ Court of Allegheny county commanding said judges to admit him to practice law in said court. The petitioner avers that he is a member of the bar of Cambria county, duly admitted in good standing, and that the Hon. Robert L. Johnston, president judge of said county, did on the 19th day of November, A. D. 1888, certify in writing that the petitioner is a-member of the bar of Cambria county, of reputable professional standing and of…
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