Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Borough of East Washington

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 7, 1977No. 102PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

In this interlocutory appeal, the Auditor General of Pennsylvania challenges the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Court to hear an action brought by the Borough of East Washington. The Borough sought review in the Commonwealth Court of the Auditor General’s determination that certain future Commonwealth allocations should be withheld from the Borough. We hold that the Commonwealth Court has jurisdiction to hear this case.

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Section 403 of the Fiscal Code of 19291 requires the Auditor General to audit the accounts and records of every recipient of money…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. West Homestead Borough School District v. Allegheny County Board of School DirectorsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. Studio Theaters, Inc. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  3. Volunteer Firemen's Relief Ass'n v. MinehartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  4. Drummond v. DrummondSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. City of Philadelphia v. ShappCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  2. DeLellis v. Borough of VeronaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Kester v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. Commonwealth v. OrmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Department of Environmental Resources v. OermannCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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