Incorporation of Wayne
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 150, Oct. T., 1899, by Frank Weckerly et al., for themselves and on behalf of their copetitioners, from decree of Q. S. Delaware Co., taxing costs, in the proceedings for the incorporation of the borough of Wayne, and directing same to be paid by petitioners. Appeal from the taxation of costs in the matter of borough incorporation.
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Appeal, No. 150, Oct. T., 1899, by Frank Weckerly et al., for themselves and on behalf of their copetitioners, from decree of Q. S. Delaware Co., taxing costs, in the proceedings for the incorporation of the borough of Wayne, and directing same to be paid by petitioners. Appeal from the taxation of costs in the matter of borough incorporation. Before Clayton, P. J. It appears from the record that the court entered a decree incorporating the borough of Wayne, and that pending appeal the record not having been removed, the court duly modified its decree so far as it related to costs, so as to…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
W. D. Porter, J.,. In a proceeding to incorporate the borough of Wayne, the court, of its own motion, referred the whole case to a master, and subsequently entered a decree of incorporation based upon the master’s report. Upon an appeal from said decree, by Hildebrand and others, we have, this day, entered a judgment of reversal; for the reason that, in a proceeding to incorporate a borough, the court of quarter sessions is without authority to appoint a master. In the original decree, the court ordered the costs to be paid by the borough. On July 10, 1899, after an appeal had been…
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- Caldwell v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1863
- Allegheny County v. WattSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1846
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