Legal Opinion
In re Petition Objecting to the Nominating Petition &/or Papers of Capra
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 22, 1997No. 832 C.D. 1997PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, Judge.
David Jeskie appeals a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County which denied his Petition to Set Aside the Nominating Petition of Paul W. Capra as a Republican candidate for the Warwick Township Board of Supervisors for the municipal primary scheduled for May 20,1997.
On March 10,1997, Capra filed his nomination petition, seeking to be placed on the Republican ballot for the primary election. Prior to that date, on March 7, 1997, Capra invited Larry Edwards, an incumbent Supervisor on the Township Board of Supervisors, to his home and asked Edwards to deliver Capra’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Baranyai v. AndrezjwskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Commonwealth, State Ethics Commission v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- In re Nominating Petition of OlShefskiCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- In re CioppaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- In re Petition to Set Aside Certain Nominating Petitions for Office of Lower Moreland Township School DirectorCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
3Cited by2 opinions
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