Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1895

City of York School District's Appeal

City of York School District's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided May 30, 1895 · Dean, Fell, Mitchell, Sterrett, Williams
169 Pa. 70; 32 A. 92; 1895 Pa. LEXIS 1071

City of York School District's Appeal

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

One of the grounds on which the learned judges of the court below set aside the report of the viewers and dismissed appellant’s petition, is, that “ the act of assembly of June 6, 1893, under which the view was had is. unconstitutional.” In that conclusion, they were clearly right for the second reason given by them in support thereof, viz: that the act in question is local and special and therefore unconstitutional. They further say : “ It is special legislation in the guise of a general law— the most specious and vicious form that special legislation' can assume.”

It requires neither argument nor citation of authorities to show that the reason thus assigned for declaring the act unconstitutional is both sound and conclusive. We express no opinion as to other reasons urged in support of the decree.

Decree affirmed and appeal dismissed with costs to be paid by appellant.

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