Melvin v. Summerville
Citations
- 210 Pa. 41
- 59 A. 483
- 1904 Pa. LEXIS 831
Syllabus
<p>Poor laws—Poorhouse—Aeis of April 4, 1870, P. L. 834; June 4, 1879, P. L. 78 and April 19, 1895, P. L. 38.</p> <p>Neither the local Act of April 4, 1870, P. L. 834 nor the general Act of April 19, 1895, P. L. 38, apply to the erection of a poorhouse on a contract made for the Clarion county poor district by the county commissioners under the general Act of June 4, 1879, P. L. 78.</p> <p>Under the Act of June 4, 1879, P. L. 78, the poor district, although coterminous with the county, is a separate quasi municipal corporation, and it acts through county officers merely for convenience of administration.</p>
Judges: Brown, Dean, Fell, Mitchell, Potter, Thompson
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6 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1908-03-02· cited 4×
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Pennsylvania ex rel. Clarion County Poor Dist.Third Circuit· 1911-02-08· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. BowditchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1907-04-22· cited 2×
- Nissley v. Lancaster CountySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1905-03-14· cited 2×
- Tosh v. SchlottmanSchuylkill County Court of Common Pleas· 1922-04-17
- Loganton Borough Poor District v. Clinton CountyClinton County Court of Common Pleas· 1931-05-27
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