Legal Opinion
Leahey v. Farrell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 21, 1949No. Appeal, 76PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearns,
The question presented by this appeal is whether the Legislature has the power to regulate, within reasonable limits, the compensation of court stenographers, criers, tipstaves and other court employes or whether such power rests inherently and exclusively in the Courts.
Section 23 of the Act of July 5, 1947, P. L. 1308, which amends Section 301 of Article III of the Act of May 2, 1929, P. L. 1278, 16 PS 304, provides that in counties of the second to the eighth classes: “. . . salaries and compensation . . . shall be fixed by the salary board created by…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Schnader v. LiverightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Commonwealth ex rel. Attorney General v. MathuesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. IsraelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
- State ex rel. Hillis v. SullivanMontana Supreme Court · 1913
- Pennsylvania Co., Etc. v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
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3Cited by129 opinions
- Wm. Penn Parking Garage, Inc. v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- State v. RushSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1966
- COM. Ex Rel. CARROLL v. TATESupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Daly v. HemphillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Commonwealth ex rel. Carroll v. TateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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