Case ID: pa_148/html/0116-01.html
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Thomas v. Upper Merion Township, Appellant.
    
      Township officers — Accounts—No appeal lies to Supreme Court — Act of April 15, 1834, sec. 104.
    The act of April 15, 1834, sec. 104, which provides that township officers dissatisfied with the settlement of their accounts by the township auditors, may appeal to the. common pleas, does not provide for any further appeal, and therefore no appeal to the Supreme Court lies in such cases.
    Gangewere’s Appeal, 61 Pa. 342, followed.
    Argued Feb. 4, 1892.
    Appeal, No. 156, July T., 1892, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Montgomery Co., June T., 1890, No. 42, on verdict for plaintiff, Harry C. Thomas.
    Before Paxson, C. J., Green, McCollum, Mitchell and Heydrick, JJ.
    Issue directed by the court, under act of April 15,1834, sec. 104, to try the question whether certain claims of plaintiff against defendant were legal. At the trial before Weand, J., the jury found for the plaintiff. Defendant appealed.
    The opinion of Weand, J., refusing a new trial before discussing the merits of the case, stated, “ As the questions raised involve a consideration of the act of 13th June, 1836, we think it reviewable, and not governed by the decision in Gangewere’s Case, 61 Pa. 342.”
    
      George M. Corson, for appellant.
    
      N. iZ. Larzelere, M. M. Gibson with him, for appellee,
    moved to quash the appeal. They cited Gangewere’s Ap., 61 Pa. 342; Springbrook Twp. v. Thomas, 8 Luz. L. R. 112; Ap. of the Pathmasters, 10 Luz. L. R. 60; Fuchs’ Case, 6 Wharton 191; McCauley’s Ap., 86 Pa. 187; Wilbur’s Ap., 10 W. N. C. 101; Virden’s Ap., 37 L. I. 325; Reed’s Ap., 114 Pa. 452; Orbison’s Ap., 22 W. N. C. 116.
    
      March 28, 1892:
   Pee Curiam,

We are all of opinion that no appeal lies in this case. It is ruled by appeal of Gangewere, 61 Pa. 342.

Appeal quashed.