Weaver v. Tracy

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

We have consolidated the appeals of the County Commissioners and the Solicitor of Lancaster County from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County declaring that the method employed by the Commissioners to fix the amount of the Solicitor’s remuneration was unlawful.

The record shows that from 1973 to 1977 the County Solicitor received in annual salary amounts ranging from $8,000 in 1973 to $17,000 in 1977. In September, 1977, one William E. Chillas was appointed Solicitor and he and the Commissioners agreed that Chillas’ remuneration would be the product…