Legal Opinion

Lutz v. Springettsbury Township

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 26, 1995PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Norman M. Lutz (Employee) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of York County (trial court) dated December 14, 1994, which sustained the preliminary objection in the nature of a demurrer of Springettsbury Township (Township) and its Township Manager, Paul W. Amic (Amic) (collectively, Employer), effectively dismissing Employee’s complaint for failure to state a cause of action under the Whistleblower Law.1

Prior to March 16,1994, Employee was the Director of Wastewater Treatment for the Township and reported to Amic. In 1994, Employer began to suspect that it had…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Otto v. American Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Petula v. MellodyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. Behrend v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  4. Simmons v. Township of MoonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  5. Runski v. American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, Local 2500Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Brown v. BlaineCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. Weaver v. Franklin CountyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  3. Holt v. Northwest Pennsylvania Training Partnership Consortium, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  4. Bailets v. Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  5. Koresko v. FarleyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004

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