Legal Opinion

Keitt v. Ross

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 17, 1976No. 280PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

O’BRIEN, Justice.

This lawsuit involves a class action in equity filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia by parents and children of the City of Philadelphia against the Board of Education of Philadelphia to compel the board to perform its funding responsibility to the education system of Philadelphia. The City filed preliminary objections alleging that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was an indispensable party to the lawsuit, and its failure to be joined divested the Court of Common Pleas of jurisdiction. The preliminary objections were dismissed and an appeal…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. ROSS v. KEITTCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Pottsgrove School District v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Schroeck v. Pennsylvania State PoliceCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Concerned Taxpayers v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Scherbick v. Community College of Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. E-Z Parks, Inc. v. Philadelphia Parking AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Local 302 v. City of AllentownCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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