Legal Opinion
Simasek v. McAdoo Borough
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 10, 1945No. Appeal, 99PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearns,
The question is whether the appellee borough’s police force, as constituted, came within the provisions of the Police Civil Service Act of 1941.
Section 1 of the Act of June 5,1941, P. L. 84, 53 PS section 351.1, states: “This act shall not apply to any borough . . . having a police force of less than three members.” On January 5, 1942, which was after the effective date of the Act, the police organization of the appellee borough consisted of a chief of police, a lieutenant and a captain, of which appellants were chief and lieutenant. On that date the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MoirSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- Lloyd v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
- Commonwealth ex rel. Braughler v. WeirSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
- Haverford Township v. SiegleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Leary v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Manning v. Millbourne Borough Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Mamallis v. Millbourne BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Scaccia v. Old Forge BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Wainwright EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- McGuckin v. West Homestead BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
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