Legal Opinion
Patton, Exrx. v. Philadelphia
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 10, 1936No. Appeal, 427PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Keller, P. J.,
This case is similar in some respects to the case of Taylor v. City of Philadelphia, 126 Pa. Superior Ct. 196. The plaintiff’s right to a judgment is not as clear as in that case, but the underlying principles are the same and, in our opinion, require that the judgment be reversed and the case returned to the lower court for further findings in the light of those principles.
Robert J. Patton was, in November 1927, duly elected a magistrate in and for the City and County of Philadelphia and qualified as such. His term began the first Monday in January, 1928. The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Taggart v. De FillippoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Graham v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Schuh v. City of WaukeshaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1936
- Taylor v. PhiladelphiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Commonwealth ex rel. Graham v. CameronSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Hadley's CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Schwarz v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Werkman v. Westmoreland CountySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Schwarz v. City of Phila.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Harley v. County of PassaicSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1937
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