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In Re Appeal of Colban

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 26, 1981No. Appeal, 1119 C.D. 1980PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

The appellant, Betty Colban, was dismissed from her employment at the Life Support Facility operated by the Lebanon County Mental Health/Mental Retardation Program on the grounds of Cedar Haven, the Lebanon County Home. Colban was a county employee. Shortly after she was employed on May 11, 1976, she was supplied with the Cedar Haven Employee Handbook and told that the Handbook governed the terms and conditions of her employment.

Colban was dismissed on October 3, 1979, for in the words of the letter of dismissal, “[participating] in griping sessions with and about…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Amesbury v. Luzerne County Institution DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Kretzler v. Ohio TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. DeFrank v. COUNTY OF GREENECommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. McKelvey v. Colonial School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Fair v. DELANEYCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Cooley, William v. Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Gerhold, Wayne D. Smith, Karl C. And Donadee, Michael ACourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
  2. Shoemaker v. City of Lock HavenDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Pivarnik v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Delliponti v. DeAngelisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  5. Braderman v. Pennsylvania Housing Finance AgencyDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1984

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