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PETITION OF ACOSTA

525 Pa. 135 (1990)

578 A.2d 407

In re Nomination Petition of Ralph ACOSTA as Democratic Candidate for Office of Member of the General Assembly for the 180th District. Petition of Henry T. KANE. Appeal of Ralph ACOSTA.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 17, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Mulligan, Jr., Philadelphia, for appellant.

Isadore A. Shrager and Ira B. Shrager, Philadelphia, Amici Curiae, for appellant, Ralph Acosta.

Terrence J. Schade, Herbert W. Salus, Jr., Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Commonwealth Court setting aside the nomination petition of appellant, Ralph Acosta, as a Democratic candidate for the office of State Representative from District No. 180 of the Commonwealth of Pennyslvania. Following argument, we entered a per curiam order reversing the disposition below and noting that an opinion would follow.

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