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MILLER v. ERIE CO. CT. OF COMMON PLEAS

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Apr 14, 1947
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Courts — Jurisdiction — Common pleas — Habeas corpus — Warden of penitentiary in another county.

A court of common pleas of one county has no jurisdiction to issue a writ of habeas corpus directed to the warden of a penitentiary situate in another county.

Submitted March 25, 1947.

PER CURIAM, April 14, 1947:

The order of the court below discharging the rule to show cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not be issued is affirmed upon the opinion of Judge LAUB.