Commonwealth ex rel. Koontz v. Dunkle

Commonwealth, Ex Rel. Koontz, District Attorney, and Calhoun, Appellant, v. Dunkle

Commonwealth ex rel. Koontz v. Dunkle, 50 A.2d 496 (Pa. 1946)

Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · State Highest Courts
Decided: December 4, 1946
Docket: Nos. , 244
Judges: Maxey, Drew, Linn, Stern, Patterson, Stearne, Jones
Citations: 50 A.2d 496355 Pa. 4931947 Pa. LEXIS 269169 A.L.R. 1277

Cited by 19 1 descriptions by later courts

Opinion of the Court — Per Curiam

Per Curiam, The decree of the court below is affirmed on the opinion of President Judge Wright. Costs to be paid by appellant.

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Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 1 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.

(affirming trial court order denying issuance of writ of quo warranto to test the right to office of county chairman of a political party, reasoning that party offices are private, not public)

Mohn, D., Aplt. v. Bucks Co. Republican Comm., No. 74 MAP 2020 (Pa. Sept. 22, 2021)

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Ulrich, Etc. v. Beatty, Etc.216 N.E.2d 737 (Ind. Ct. App. 1966)
Runyon v. Kent239 S.W.2d 909 (Tex. App. 1951)
Currie v. Wall211 S.W.2d 964 (Tex. App. 1948) · Dissent
Martinez v. Democratic Committee for Responsible Government521 S.W.2d 284 (Tex. App. 1975)
Garcia v. Garcia334 S.W.2d 621 (Tex. App. 1960)
Santimyer v. Westmoreland County Board of Elections9 Pa. D. & C.3d 303 (1978)

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Mohn, D., Aplt. v. Bucks Co. Republican CommitteeNo. 74 MAP 2020 (Pa. Sept. 22, 2021)
Marinkovich v. Vitteck193 A.3d 1105 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018)
State ex inf. McCulloch v. Hoskins978 S.W.2d 779 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998)
Santimyer v. Westmoreland County Board of Elections9 Pa. D. & C.3d 303 (1978)
State ex rel. Gaski v. Basile381 A.2d 547 (Conn. 1977)
Martinez v. Democratic Committee for Responsible Government521 S.W.2d 284 (Tex. App. 1975)

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