Legal Opinion
Silas v. Smith
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 30, 1973No. Civ. A. 71-2965PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUONGO, District Judge.
Plaintiff, James Silas, has instituted this class action suit seeking to have declared unconstitutional § 413 of the Workmen’s Compensation Act of Pennsylvania. Also under attack are certain administrative practices, allegedly fostered by § 413, 1 relating to the suspension and withholding of payments to injured employees without prior notice or hearing. It is charged that this section of the Act and the administrative practices violate plaintiff’s Fourteenth Amendment right to due process and constitute violations of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Baksalary v. SmithDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
- Catherine Jackson, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Metropolitan Edison Company, a Pennsylvania CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Henderson v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth, Department of Labor & Industry v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Edwards v. Philadelphia Electric CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
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