Legal Opinion
Magnelli v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 12, 1979No. Appeal, No. 1057 C.D. 1977PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
In 1976, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (appointing authority) had several openings for the position of Enforcement Officer IV. Frank Magnelli, then an Enforcement Officer III with an excellent rec*434ord, sat for a Civil Service examination for promotion to that position. He scored third highest among those who took the examination.
The appointing authority decided upon the promotion of five persons in September of 1976 — Magnelli not among them — and confirmed those five promotions in October, 1976.
Magnelli appealed to the State Civil Service Commission (Commission),…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Lynch v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. MawnCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
3Cited by4 opinions
- Taylor v. Commonwealth, State Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- D'Amato v. Commonwealth, Department of General ServicesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Meiler v. Commonwealth, Department of BankingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Varndell v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980