Case Name: In re Nomination Petition of Edward A. TOMASELLI, Petitioner
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2006-04-25
Citations: 587 Pa. 135
Docket Number: Appeal No. 148 EAL 2006
Parties: In re Nomination Petition of Edward A. TOMASELLI, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 587
Pages: 135–135

Head Matter:
897 A.2d 1165
In re Nomination Petition of Edward A. TOMASELLI, Petitioner.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
April 25, 2006.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 25th day of April 2006, the Petition of Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The Order of the Commonwealth Court dated March 31, 2006 is REVERSED. The burden of proof with regard to Objections to Nomination Petitions rests with the Objector. In re Nomination of Flaherty, 564 Pa. 671, 679, 770 A.2d 327, 331 (2001). The Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County dated March 21, 2006 is REINSTATED.