Sallade v. Schuylkill County
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 239, Oct. T., 1901, by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. Schuylkill Co., July T., 1901, No. 214, on verdict for defendant in case of J. W. Sallade v. The County of Schuylkill. Assumpsit for salary as clerk of poor board. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 239, Oct. T., 1901, by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. Schuylkill Co., July T., 1901, No. 214, on verdict for defendant in case of J. W. Sallade v. The County of Schuylkill. Assumpsit for salary as clerk of poor board. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court charged in part as follows: [Unfortunately, the management of our poorhouse, for some reason or other, judging from the reports we receive and hear in reference to it, is such as to create a stench in the nostrils of every .reputable man. Where courts and juries can properly break up the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
On Sunday, April 28,1901, Henry Becker and Edward Kester, two of the three members of the board of poor directors of Schuylkill county, entered into a written compact, which they called articles of agreement, whereby they agreed “ to organize *195the board of poor directors of Schuylkill county on Monday April 29, 1901, in the manner following: . . . . Edward Kester is to have the following appointments to be elected by the joint votes of Henry Becker and Edward Kester.” Then followed a list of the offices parceled out to Kester and the salaries attached to each, but not…
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