Legal Opinion
Osser v. City of Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 27, 1985No. 142 E.D. Appeal Docket 1983PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZAPPALA, Justice.
Before us is the City of Philadelphia’s appeal from the Order and Opinion of the Commonwealth Court reversing the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County and holding that the pension ordinance of the City of Philadelphia, as applied to former Philadelphia City Commissioner Maurice Osser, was an unconstitutional impairment of his contractual rights to pension benefits. 75 Pa.Cmwlth 145, 461 A.2d 639. The court based its holding on our decision in Commonwealth ex rel. Zimmerman v. Officers and Employees Retirement Board, (Nacrelli I), 501 Pa. 293, 461 A.2d 593…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Baker v. Retirement Bd. of Allegheny Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Commonwealth ex rel. Zimmerman v. Officers & Employees Retirement BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Osser v. City of PhiladelphiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Osser v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
3Cited by4 opinions
- Osser v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- McVay v. City of WashingtonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Glover v. Council of Washington, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Washington County1985
- Maloney v. MaloneyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000