· 2/7/1887
Fell v. Brown
Citations
- 115 Pa. 218
- 8 A. 70
- 1887 Pa. LEXIS 300
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a quo warranto action seeking the removal of a state official from office was moot based on his resignation
- dismissing quo warranto action seeking the removal of a government official from his appointed position as moot when, during the course of the proceedings, the official resigned from office
- “Intervening changes in the factual matrix of a pending case, which eliminate an actual controversy and make it impossible for the requested relief to be granted, render a legal question moot.”
- quo warranto action seeking removal of revenue secretary from office was moot based on his 12 resignation
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Judges: Clark, Gordon, Green, Merctjr, Paxson, Sterrett, Trunkey
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