COMMONWEALTH v. McKECHNIE


467 Pa. 430 (1976)

358 A.2d 419

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania ex rel. Robert P. KANE, Attorney General, Petitioner, v. Alex J. McKECHNIE, Jr., member of the State Dental Council and Examining Board, and his successors.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 12, 1976.

Rehearing Denied June 15, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. Kane, Atty. Gen., Lawrence Silver, Howard M. Snyder, Deputy Attys. Gen., Harrisburg, for petitioner.

Thomas A. Beckley, William J. Madden, Jr., Harrisburg, for respondent.

Before JONES, C.J., and EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.


OPINION

MANDERINO, Justice.

This is an original action in quo warranto filed by the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The action was commenced by the filing of a Suggestion for a Writ of Quo Warranto; this, in effect, was a complaint. See Rule 1111 Pa.R.C.P. The Suggestion alleged that the defendant, Alex J. McKechnie, Jr., was occupying the office of a member of the State Dental Council and Examining Board (Board). The Attorney General...

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