Action for performance of a duty required by law.

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PA Code › Title 42 › Chapter 83 › Section 8303

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A person who is adjudged in an action in the nature of mandamus to have failed or refused without lawful justification to perform a duty required by law shall be liable in damages to the person aggrieved by such failure or refusal.

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Action for performance of a duty required by law. · 42 Pa.C.S. § 8303 | Frix