In re Fitzgerald
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Fayette County
1Opinion of the Court
Carr, P. J.,
On July 17, 1948, upon the application of Princess Lida of Thurn and Taxis, a commission under the provisions of the Act of June *19513, 1836, P. L. 589, 50 PS §691, et seq., was issued out of this court to inquire into the truth of the allegation that her son, J ohn Purcell Fitzgerald, was an habitual drunkard, of the execution of which commission we directed that he be given 10 days’ notice. Thereupon, the commissioner issued his precept to the sheriff requiring him to summon six persons as jurors for an inquisition to be held in the grand jury room of the courthouse at Uniontown on…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Duffy v. OgdenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
- Ludwick v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1851
- McGinnis v. Commonwealth ex rel. McGinnisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1874
- Szeits v. ChrissSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1920