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PELZER et al. v. LEWIS

440 Pa. 58 (1970)

Pelzer et al., Appellants, v. Lewis.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

October 9, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin Comisky, with him Sol Henry Kitei, Goncer M. Krestal, and Blank, Rome, Klaus & Comisky, for appellants.

Martin J. Vigderman, with him Abraham E. Freedman, and Freedman, Borowsky and Lorry, for appellees.

Before BELL, C.J., JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, October 9, 1970:

At issue in this case is the validity of the election of Reverend Lawrence Henry to the pastorship of the Union Baptist Church of Philadelphia. An election was held on July 28, 1968, under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association, at which Reverend Henry received 295 of the 561 votes cast; of the remaining votes, 251 went to another candidate, 14 were challenged and one was blank. At the time of the election...

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