Commonwealth Ex Rel. Maurer v. Burns

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Drew,

The sole question raised by this appeal is whether an appointment to the Board of Revision of Taxes of Philadelphia County is valid when made by a majority of the judges of the courts of common pleas of that county without notice to all of such judges and without a meeting of them.

On J une 20,1950, a “round robin” purporting to appoint defendant, Joseph J. Burns, to the Board of Revision of Taxes of Philadelphia County was circulated among the judges of the courts of common pleas in that county. That paper was addressed to the Secretary of the Board of Judges…