Legal Opinion

Jameson v. Pittsburgh

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 18, 1955No. Appeal, 290PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Arnold,

In this action in equity defendants appeal from the order of the court below refusing their motion for judgment on the pleadings. Involved is the constitutionality of the Act of 1953, P. L. 1255, 53 PS §9414 *368(d).1 Plaintiff-taxpayer of the city of Pittsburgh seeks to enjoin defendants “from taking any action pursuant to the term of said statute/’ contending that it violates Article III, Section 11 of the Pennsylvania Constitution.2 The court below refused defendants’ motion, holding that the Act violates Article III, Section 7,3 and Article III, Section 11, of the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Retirement Board v. McGovernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
  2. Hickey v. Pittsburgh Pension BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  3. Baker v. Retirement Bd. of Allegheny Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  4. State Ex Rel. Thomson v. GiesselWisconsin Supreme Court · 1952
  5. Koehnlein v. Allegheny County Employees' Retirement SystemSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Harvey v. Allegheny County Retirement BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  2. Commonwealth v. HeckSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Burello v. Commonwealth, State Employes' Retirement SystemCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. McClead v. Pima CountyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1992
  5. Police Retirement System v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1975

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