Overseers of Gilpin Tp. v. Overseers of Parks Tp.
Citations
- 118 Pa. 84
- 11 A. 791
- 1888 Pa. LEXIS 369
Syllabus
<p>An order of removal of an alleged poor person who- has never been a burden to the township by relief‘obtained, made upon the information of the overseers that he is likely to become chargeable, but without an adjudication by the justices of the necessary facts with notice to the person affected, is void.</p>
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- “[I]f a preliminary objection raising a question of jurisdiction is sustained, the court is then without power or authority to act further in the proceedings.”
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Judges: Clark, Gordon, Green, Paxson, Sterrett, Trunkey, Williams
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