O'Reilly v. Craft

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

O'Reilly v. Craft

25 A. 618, 153 Pa. 36, 1893 Pa. LEXIS 1046

CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania

DecidedJanuary 3, 1893

DocketAppeal, No. 261

StatusPublished

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O'Reilly v. Craft, 25 A. 618, 153 Pa. 36, 1893 Pa. LEXIS 1046 (Pa. 1893).

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Opinion

Per Curiam,

Under the facts as disclosed by the case stated, we are of opinion that the relator was duly elected to a seat in the council of the borough of Crafton for the term of two years, and that the court below was right in ordering a writ of mandamus [38]*38fco issue, commanding the officers of the said borough to admit W. C. O’Reilly, the said relator, as a member of said council to serve for the term of two years from the date of his election thereto.

The law bearing upon this question has been sufficiently discussed in In re Petitions of S. H. Young, et al., decided herewith [the preceding case].

Judgment affirmed.

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Per Curiam,

Under the facts as disclosed by the case stated, we are of opinion that the relator was duly elected to a seat in the council of the borough of Crafton for the term of two years, and that the court below was right in ordering a writ of mandamus [38]*38fco issue, commanding the officers of the said borough to admit W. C. O’Reilly, the said relator, as a member of said council to serve for the term of two years from the date of his election thereto.

The law bearing upon this question has been sufficiently discussed in In re Petitions of S. H. Young, et al., decided herewith [the preceding case].

Judgment affirmed.

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25 A. 618, 153 Pa. 36, 1893 Pa. LEXIS 1046, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/oreilly-v-craft-pa-1893.