Legal Opinion
Mellin v. City of Allentown
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 19, 1981No. Appeal, 324 C.D. 1980PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
The appellants, Call-Chronicle Newspapers, Inc., operate a newspaper serving the City of Allentown. They and Carl T. Mellin and Paul Lowe, individual taxpapers residing in Allentown, appeal from an or der of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County dismissing their complaint against several members of the Allentown City Council 1 and the Allentown city clerk. 2
Injunctive relief was sought to declare invalid the suspension of an Allentown police officer on the grounds that the evidence leading to his suspension was obtained at a secret hearing of the city council which…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McMullan v. WOHLGEMUTHSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- In re The Appeal of Neshaminy Auto Villa Ltd.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Marvel v. DALRYMPLECommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Judge v. PociusCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Redmond v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Barton v. PencoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Schenck v. TP. OF CENTER, BUTLER COUNTYCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Easton Area Joint Sewer Authority v. Morning Call, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Morning Call Inc. v. Council of the Borough, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Monroe County1989
- Pickles v. City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Dauphin County1984
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