Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Schwartz v. Bierly
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 8, 1940No. Appeals, 190PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Drew,
This is a mandamus proceeding in which the Commissioners of Luzerne County, acting as the executive and administrative officers of the Luzerne County Institution District, are seeking, through the District Attorney of Luzerne County, ex relatione, to compel appellant, the Controller of Luzerne County, to approve bills for fire insurance premiums on four separate fire insurance policies, which the Commissioners caused to be issued under the circumstances hereinafter set forth.
The Act of June 24, 1937, P. L. 2017, the “County Institution District Law”, abolished the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Livingstone v. Boston InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- Thayer v. McCaslin, ControllerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Shoenfeld v. FleisherIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
- Erie Anti-Tuberculosis Society v. WillisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Pauksztis v. Raeder Blank Book, Lithographing & Printing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
3Cited by5 opinions
- Chester County Institution District v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Gardner v. Freystown Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Land Condemnation CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- Benchoff v. Paradise Mutual Insurance, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Adams County1958
- Commonwealth ex rel. Rauhauser v. Snyder, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, York County1967