Legal Opinion
Norristown Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 31 v. DeAngelis
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 1, 1992No. 1205, 1220, and 1229 C.D. 1991PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAIG, President Judge.
In this consolidated appeal, 1 the Borough of Norristown, police officer intervenors O’Neill, Ricci, Richet, Charles, Green and Párente (intervenors), and the Norristown Civil Service Commission appeal an April 25, 1991 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County.
This case presents the question of whether a home rule municipality remains governed by state law with respect to police appointments and promotions.
The confusing procedural history of this case is as follows. On July 20, 1990, the mayor and the chief of police “appointed” intervenors to police…
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- Manning v. Millbourne Borough Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
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