Huntingdon County Line
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 30, March T., 1900, by Huntingdon county, from decree of Q. S. Mifflin Co., April T., 1897, No. 37, refusing to approve the report of the commissioners appointed to run and mark the line between the counties of Huntingdon and Mifflin, and to grant a change of venue. Opinion by Rice, P. J. Exceptions to report of county line commission and petition for change of venue.
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Appeal, No. 30, March T., 1900, by Huntingdon county, from decree of Q. S. Mifflin Co., April T., 1897, No. 37, refusing to approve the report of the commissioners appointed to run and mark the line between the counties of Huntingdon and Mifflin, and to grant a change of venue. Opinion by Rice, P. J. Exceptions to report of county line commission and petition for change of venue. It appears from the record that on March 8, 1897, the report of the county line commission was filed in the court of quarter sessions of Huntingdon county. Exceptions to this report filed -by Mifflin county were…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rige, P. J.,
1. The duty of commissioners appointed under the Act of April 17, 1876, P. L. 42, as amended by the Act of May 22, 1895, P. L. 97, is to designate, survey and mark the boundary line as established by law; they have no discretionary power to establish a new line.
2. The supervisory jurisdiction of the court of quarter sessions is not confined to a mere examination of the regularity and formality of their report. If the proceedings be regular, and no error of law be apparent on the face of their report, and no exceptions be filed, an arbitrary refusal to approve it would…
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- Felts v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- Huntingdon County LineSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
- Huntingdon County LineSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
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- Bell AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
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