Commonwealth v. Heck
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Petition for mandamus No. 22, May Term, 1915, by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ex rel., Francis Shunt Brown, Attorney General, and Charles Kessler, in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ex rel., Francis Shunt Brown, Attorney General, and Charles Kessler v. Albert S. Heck. Petition for mandamus to compel respondent to perform the duties of law judge of Clinton County. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The members of the court being of one mind that the Act of May 14,1915, is unconstitutional the petition for a mandamus is dismissed. An opinion will be filed at a later date.
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Brown,
October 4, 1915:
The Act of July 18, 1901, P. L. 669, designated the *41Counties of Clinton, Cameron and Elk as the 25th judicial district of the State, and the County of Potter as the 55th district. By the Act of May 14, 1915, P. L. 498, the Act of 1901 was amended by designating the Counties of Cameron and Elk as the 25th district, and attaching the County of Clinton to the 55th…
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