Legal Opinion
Lakeland Joint School District Authority v. Scott Township School District
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 27, 1964No. Appeal, No. 194PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Jones,
This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County refusing to entertain jurisdiction of a declaratory judgment proceeding.
On December 11, 1959, the school districts of the boroughs of Jermyn and Mayfield and the townships of Carbondale, Greenfield and Scott (member districts), all in Lackawanna County, entered into a written agreement (jointure contract), for the purpose of forming the Lakeland Joint School District (joint district), to establish and operate a joint school system to be administered by a joint school board (joint…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by32 opinions
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