Berks County Institution District v. Schoener

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Arnold,

These appeals were argued together and will be disposed of in one opinion.

Berks County Institution District brought an action of assumpsit against the defendant, formerly county controller of Berks County, to recover the amount of alleged expenses taken by him in connection with his office.

Pursuant to the Act of 1949, P. L. 1709, 62 PS §2253, the defendant, as county controller, received an expense allowance of $3,383.33 from July, 1949, through December, 1951.

The controller’s reports did not show the actual expenses incurred by the controller in connection with…