Legal Opinion
Penn Hills Township Redivision
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 19, 1970No. Appeal, No. 262PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Watkins, J.,
This is an appeal from the decree of the then Court of Quarter Sessions, of -Allegheny County dismissing exceptions of certain citizens and taxpayers and confirming absolutely the report of the Commission appointed by thé Court, In Re: Redivision of the Township of Pehn Hills, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, into Wards. Appeal to this court followed.. . .It is admitted that the alignment, of wards contained in'the plan of the Commission was based upon voter registration and not -population. We held in the Lower Merion Twp. Appeal, 215 Pa. Superior Ct.…
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