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Ayre's Contested Election

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 26, 1926No. Appeal, 17PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Walling,

At the municipal election held in November, 1925, for the Borough of Miners Mills, John J. Lavin, according to the returns, received six hundred and sixty-five votes and Thomas Ayre six hundred and eighty-six. Within the time and in the manner provided by law, appellants, on behalf of Lavin filed a petition in the lower court contesting the election. To all of which, except subdivisions one, two and three of paragraph five, Ayre was directed to and did file answer. Meantime the court refused contestants’ petition for leave to amend the three subdivisions above…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Election CasesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
  2. Krickbaum's Contested ElectionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
  3. Fish's ElectionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  4. Contested Election of WheelockSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1876
  5. West Mahanoy Township's Contested ElectionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Bauman Election Contest CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  2. Madigan AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  3. Bright's Contested ElectionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  4. Wilkes-Barre Election ContestSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  5. Decision of County Board of Election, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lebanon County1962

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