Commonwealth ex rel. McChesney v. Diamond National Bank
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 71, April T., 1898, by David Shaw, from decree of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., July T., 1897, No. 701, directing that a mandamus should issue. Petition for mandamus. Before Fbazeb., J. The facts sufficiently appear from the opinion of the court. Davis Shaw, burgess, appealed. Error assigned was entering decree directing a writ of man- ■ damns to issue.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Smith J.,
Upon the petition of 'George McChesney, averring that on June 12,1897, the town council of the borough of McKee’s Rocks issued a warrant to him, signed by the chairman of the council and attested by the clerk of that body, directing the treasurer of the borough, the Diamond National Bank, to pay to the relator the sum of $50.00 out of the funds in its hands belonging to the borough, and that the said treasurer refused to pay the same, for the reason that the warrant was not signed by the burgess of the borough, and the said' burgess had notified the respondent not to honor…
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