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Pittston Township School District v. Dupont Borough School District

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 15, 1922No. Appeal, No. 306PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Justice Simpson,

In due course the Borough of Dupont was carved out of the Township of Pittston; this automatically created the School District of the Borough of Dupont, comprising all the territory within the limits of the borough (School Code of May 18,1911, P. L. 309), the remaining territory of the township constituting the new School District of the Township of Pittston.

Subsequently the latter school district filed a petition for a writ of mandamus against the former and its board of directors, alleging that, as provided by sections 110 and 111 of the code (P. L. 1911, page…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MoirSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
  2. Keller v. ScrantonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
  3. Williamsport v. Citizens' Water & Gas Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
  4. Keck v. Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler & New Castle Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  5. Furman v. BrosciousSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Tanenbaum v. D'AscenzoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Kelley v. PommerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  3. State v. City of MiamiSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
  4. Atlantic City Tire & Rubber Corp. v. Southwark Foundry & MacHine Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
  5. Gilberton Borough School District v. MorrisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927

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