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RUSSO v. PHILA. CTY. BD. of ELEC.

No. 645 C.D. 1988.

115 Pa.Commw. 192 (1988)

540 A.2d 332

Joseph Russo, Appellant v. Philadelphia County Board of Elections, Appellee.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

April 4, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Russo, appellant, for himself.

Pamela P. Cohen, for appellee, Democratic City Committee.

Ralph J. Teti, Chief Deputy City Solicitor, for appellee, Board of Elections.

Argued March 30, 1988, before Judge COLINS, and Senior Judges BARBIERI and KALISH, sitting as a panel of three.

OPINION BY SENIOR JUDGE KALISH, April 4, 1988:

Appellant, Joseph Russo, appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which denied his request to set aside his withdrawal petition as a candidate for membership in the Democratic Executive Ward Committee for the 39th Ward of the City of Philadelphia.

Appellant contends that he was coerced into withdrawing his petition under pressure of Councilman Tayoun and others. The trial judge...

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