Commonwealth v. Moore
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 11, Oct. T., 1911, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Bradford Co., Dec. T., 1910, No. 43, refusing mandamus in case of Commonwealth ex rel. L. H. Marsh v. Frank N. Moore. Petition for mandamus. Before Fanning, P. J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Error assigned was order refusing mandamus.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Morrison, J.,
This is an application by the relator for a mandamus to *322the county treasurer commanding him to pay an order issued by the county commissioners to the relator for a sum of money alleged to be due and owing to him by the county. The learned court below refused the mandamus, without prejudice to the rights of the relator to collect the balance of his bill, because a portion of the money, for which the order was issued, was paid out for meals purchased by the relator, while county commissioner engaged in the discharge of his official duties. From this decision of the court…
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