Legal Opinion

Martin v. Department of Environmental Resources

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 7, 1994Published

1Opinion of the Court

RODGERS, Senior Judge.

Mary E. Martin (Martin) petitions for review of the order of the Board of Claims *489(Board) which dismissed her complaint against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Resources (DER) based on a lack of jurisdiction. We affirm.

Martin’s complaint alleged that DER improperly forfeited and collected fourteen certificates of deposit and one cashier’s check, which Martin and her husband had assigned to DER as collateral for her husband’s strip mining company. In its preliminary objections, DER argued that the Board lacked jurisdiction because Martin…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Shovel Transfer & Storage, Inc. v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  2. Commonwealth v. IrwinCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Matschener v. CITY OF PITTSBURGHCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Martin v. DEPT. OF ENV. RESOURCESCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

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