Legal Opinion
Borough of Dupont v. Department of Community Affairs
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 12, 1991No. 1947 C.D. 1990PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Judge.
The Borough of Dupont (Dupont) petitions for a review of the Departmental Order of the Secretary (Secretary) of the Department of Community Affairs (Department) which denied Dupont’s Petition for Determination of Municipal Financial Distress Status pursuant to the Financially Distressed Municipalities Act (Act 47), Act of July 10, 1987, P.L. 246, 53 P.S. §§ 11701.101 — 11701.501. Dupont raises before this Court various issues concerning whether the Secretary erred in denying Dupont’s Act 47 petition when statutory indications of municipal financial distress were found, and in so…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Blumenschein v. Pittsburgh Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Slawek v. BD. OF MED. ED. & LICENSURESupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Joint Bargaining Committee of the Pennsylvania Social Services Union v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Middletown Township v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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