Legal Opinion

Potter County v. Page

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 21, 1913No. Appeal, No. 203PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal, No. 203, Oct. T., 1912, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Potter Co., June T., 1911, No. 150, for defendant on case stated in . suit of Potter County v. Henry E. Page. Case stated to determine liability of a county treasurer for certain moneys claimed by him as his own.

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Appeal, No. 203, Oct. T., 1912, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Potter Co., June T., 1911, No. 150, for defendant on case stated in . suit of Potter County v. Henry E. Page. Case stated to determine liability of a county treasurer for certain moneys claimed by him as his own. Before Ormerod, P. J. The facts were agreed upon as follows: (1) That Henry E. Page was the duly elected and qualified treasurer of the county of Potter, for the year 1910 and gave bond for the performance of his official duties, as required by law, which shall be considered in evidence, as recorded in Mise. Records…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Head, J.,

The appellee, Page, was the duly elected qualified and *272acting treasurer of the county of Potter. The official bond which he had given was in exact conformity with the provisions of sec. 33 of the Act of April 15, 1834, P. L. 537. We quote the section: "Each county treasurer shall give bond with sureties, &c., conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office, for a just account of all moneys that may come into his hands on behalf of the county, for the delivery to his successor in office of all books, papers, documents and other things held in right of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Nason v. Directors of the PoorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
  2. Commonwealth v. BailySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1887
  3. City of Wilkes-Barre v. RockafellowSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
  4. Commonwealth v. ComlySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1846

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Margiotti v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  2. Columbia Casualty Co. v. Westmoreland CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  3. Witherow v. WeaverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  4. Estate of Frank A. BoswellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  5. Controller's 52nd Annual ReportSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1915

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