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Justice v. Commonwealth

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 1, 1983No. Appeal, No. 1184 C.D. 1982PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

The Youth Development Center at Cornwells Heights, a facility owned and operated by the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) dismissed Dorsey L. Justice (Petitioner) from its employ for alleged falsification of his civil service application with respect to his police record. Petitioner appealed his dismissal to the Civil Service Commission (Commission) on the ground that his termination constituted discrimination under Section 905.1 of the Civil Service Act (Act), Act of August 5, 1941, P.L. 752, as amended, added by Section 27 of the Act of August 27, 1963, P.L. 1257,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Williams v. Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Losieniecki v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Harp v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Elias v. Commonwealth, Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Fiegenberg v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Kealy v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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