Bell v. County of Allegheny
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 181, Oct. T., 1897, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., March Term, 1897, No. 196-|-, for defendant on demurrer. Demurrer to statement in assumpsit. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was in entering judgment for defendant on demurrer.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Dean,
John A. Bell was elected county treasurer of Allegheny county in November, 1890, for the term of three years. He assumed the duties of the office the first Monday of January, 1891, and served out his term. By the census of 1890, the population of the county was 551,959. The plaintiff claimed that his salary, in a county of this population, by the Act of March 31, 1876, P. L. 18, and the Supplement of June 13, 1883, P. L. 113, was fixed at $10,000 per year. The defendant contended that his salary was fixed by a Special Act relating to Allegheny county, of May 1,…
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