Branch Township School Directors' Removal

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

This appeal is from a decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County removing appellants from the office of School Director of Branch Township, pursuant to proceedings for removal instituted under Section 217 of the School Code, Act of May 18, 1911, P. L. 309.

The record shows that the court in banc assigned one of its members to hear the testimony, make findings of fact and conclusions of law and a form of order or decree nisi for the consideration of the court in banc, and that this was accordingly done. Exceptions subsequently filed were argued before…