Commonwealth Ex Rel. Foreman v. Hampson

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Jones,

This action in quo warranto was instituted by James L. Foreman, district attorney of Forest County, as relator, for the purpose of questioning the right of Harold S. Hampson, Esq., to serve as county solicitor. The complainant alleged that, since Hampson is a nonresident of Forest County, his appointment by the com: missioners as county solicitor violates the provisions of Article XIY, Section 3, of the Constitution of Pennsylvania which provides that no person “shall be appointed to any office within any county” unless he has been a citizen and inhabitant…