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Brady v. Cortes

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District
Apr 21, 2005
872 A.2d 170 (Pa. 2005)

Opinion

[J-71-2005].

April 21, 2005.

Appeal No. 14 EAP 2005 from the order of the Commonwealth Court dated April 6, 2005 at No. 118 MD 2005; James R. Kelley, Senior Judge.

Howard Greeley Hopkirk, John G. Knorr, Susan Jane Forney, Calvin Royer Koons, Harrisburg, for Pedro A. Cortes, Secty. of the Comm. and Harry A. Vansickle, Com'r of Elections, appellants.

Gregg R. Melinson, Philadelphia, for Robert J. Brady, appellee.

Steven S. Kaplin, for Democratic Executive Committee of Philadelphia, appellee.

Michael P. Meehan, Philadelphia, for Vito F. Canuso, Jr., appellee.

Louis Lawrence Boyle, for Bureau of Elections.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.


ORDER


AND NOW, this 21st day of April, 2005, the order of the Commonwealth Court is hereby AFFIRMED.

Chief Justice CAPPY and Justice EAKIN dissent on the basis of Jackson v. Davis, 507 Pa. 626, 493 A.2d 687 (1985).

Justice NIGRO did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.


Summaries of

Brady v. Cortes

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District
Apr 21, 2005
872 A.2d 170 (Pa. 2005)
Case details for

Brady v. Cortes

Case Details

Full title:Robert J. BRADY, Individually and on Behalf of Democratic Executive…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District

Date published: Apr 21, 2005

Citations

872 A.2d 170 (Pa. 2005)
872 A.2d 170

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