Legal Opinion
Lal v. Brooks
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 26, 1986No. Appeal, No. 3614 C.D. 1984PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Palladino,
Amrit Lai (Appellant) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County which sustained the preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer raised by Irene B. Brooks (Appellee) and thereby dismissed Appellants complaint in mandamus. We affirm.
Appellee is the Prothonotary of Chester County. Pursuant to statute,1 she was sworn into office on Monday, January 2, 1984. Because New Years day fell on a Sunday that year, the holiday was observed on Monday, January 2, and so Appellee began her commission on a day when all county offices were closed. The…
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