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Jones v. Council for Borough of Nuangola

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Nov 21, 2007
934 A.2d 702 (Pa. 2007)

Opinion

November 21, 2007.

Appeal No. 50 MAP 2007 from the Orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County entered April 5, 2007, April 13, 2007 and May 3, 2007 at No. 3279-2007.


ORDER


AND NOW, this 21st day of November, 2007, the orders of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas dated April 5, 2007, April 13, 2007, and May 3, 2007 are reversed based upon Appellees' lack of standing to bring an action in quo warranto. See Commonwealth ex rel. Judicial Conduct Bd. v. Griffin, 591 Pa. 351, 918 A.2d 87, 93 (2007) (holding that standing to pursue a quo warranto action is limited to public entities such as the Attorney General or the local district attorney, with the exception that private individuals may have standing if specially damaged or able to demonstrate an interest beyond that shared by the citizens of the municipality).


Summaries of

Jones v. Council for Borough of Nuangola

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Nov 21, 2007
934 A.2d 702 (Pa. 2007)
Case details for

Jones v. Council for Borough of Nuangola

Case Details

Full title:Terry H. JONES, Gerard Maskins, John Hughes, Jr., Madelyn Hughes, Ronald…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Nov 21, 2007

Citations

934 A.2d 702 (Pa. 2007)
934 A.2d 702