Legal Opinion
Bell v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 13, 1981No. Appeal, No. 2073 C.D. 1980PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
Petitioner Horace Bell requests this court to review an order of the State Civil Service Commission, under the Civil Service Act (Act),1 which reinstated Bell to his position of Rehabilitation Counselor I, but without back pay. Bell challenges the denial of back pay as an abuse of the commission’s discretion under the Act.
On August 24, 1979, Bell had been dismissed from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (department), on the basis of two alleged acts of insubordination by Bell: (1) an argument with his section administrator, and (2) an attempt to make…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Baron v. Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Ditko AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Department of Department of State, Commission of Professional & Occupational Affairs v. BewleyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Eash v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Wenrich v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Elias v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Mondevergine v. Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Craven v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- In re Appeal of R&R Lounge, Inc., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lehigh County1985