Commonwealth v. Paine
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 313, Jan. T., 1903, by defendant, from judgment of ouster, C. P. Lackawanna Co.,' May T., 1902, No. 402, on quo warranto in case of Commonwealth ex rel. William R. Lewis, District Attorney of Lackawanna County, v. W. A. Paine. Quo warranto to oust respondent from office of director of the poor. Before Edwards, P. J. The case was heard upon answer, suggestion and demurrer. The court in an opinion by Edwards, P. J., entered judgment of ouster.
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Appeal, No. 313, Jan. T., 1903, by defendant, from judgment of ouster, C. P. Lackawanna Co.,' May T., 1902, No. 402, on quo warranto in case of Commonwealth ex rel. William R. Lewis, District Attorney of Lackawanna County, v. W. A. Paine. Quo warranto to oust respondent from office of director of the poor. Before Edwards, P. J. The case was heard upon answer, suggestion and demurrer. The court in an opinion by Edwards, P. J., entered judgment of ouster. Error assigned was the judgment of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
By special act of April 9, 1862, Dunmore and Scranton boroughs with Providence township of Luzerne county were authorized to erect a poorhouse ; four persons, two from Scranton, one from Dunmore, and one from Providence township were named as commissioners to purchase the necessary real estate and erect suitable buildings; the same persons were also appointed directors of the poor of Providence. By the the same act it was enacted that the directors should hold office until March election in 1865, at which time Providence township was to elect one person to serve as…
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