Legal Opinion
Commonwealth ex rel. Bunch v. Beattie
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 22, 1950No. Appeal, No. 55PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearne,
The question presented is whether a jail warden of a fourth class county is an appointed officer within the meaning of Article VI, Section 4, of the State Constitution, removable at any time, without cause, by the appointing power, the board of jail inspectors. The court below answered in the affirmative.
On June 1,1947, the board elected Vincent F. Bunch warden of the Cambria County Jail. He continued in office until April 8, 1948, when he was summarily dismissed, without notice, hearing or statement of cause for discharge. An action of quo warranto was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Weiss v. ZieglerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Milford Township Supervisors' RemovalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Commonwealth ex rel. Braughler v. WeirSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
- Georges Township School DirectorsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Glessner's CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
3Cited by13 opinions
- Watson v. Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- City of Wilmington v. LordSupreme Court of Delaware · 1977
- Mills v. LarsonDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
- Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake City v. Salt Lake CityUtah Supreme Court · 1963
- Petras v. Union Township, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Washington County1962
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