Caffrey v. Caffrey
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 66, Jan. T., 1905, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Luzerne Co., Oct. T., 1904, No. 23 1/2 refusing writ of mandamus in case of A. J. Caffrey v. Thomas F. Caffrey et al. Petition for mandamus. The facts appear by the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was order refusing writ of mandamus.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
The relator claimed to have been elected a school director for the school district of Hanover township in February, 1904 and, as evidence thereof, produced to the school board the certificate of the clerk of the court of quarter sessions which certified that he was one of two receiving the highest number of votes cast for that office at that election. The answer of the respondents shows that the majority of the school board had previously seated Harry Conner as a member of said board, upon the certificate of the return judges of the township, which certificate showed that…
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