Commonwealth Ex Rel. Jiuliante v. County of Erie

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

This matter originated with the filing of a complaint in mandamus by Judge Jessamine Jiuliante on behalf of the judges of the Erie County Court of Common Pleas against the County of Erie to recover attorney’s fees accrued during litigation involving the applicability of an anti-nepotism policy to court-related employees. Senior Judge Breene of the Venango County Court of Common Pleas, who was appointed by this Court to preside over the matter, granted the County’s motion for summary judgment. The Commonwealth Court affirmed. We granted the petition for allowance of…