O'Brien v. Commonwealth, State Employes' Retirement System

OPINION OF THE COURT

HUTCHINSON, Justice.

Appellant filed a notice of appeal from Commonwealth Court’s October 18, 1982 order dismissing what he characterizes as a petition addressed to that court’s original jurisdiction. In Commonwealth Court he sought an order requiring our Retirement Board to grant him a further hearing on the method of computing his state pension, a matter already twice determined on appellate review of final agency orders. Commonwealth Court, assuming it had original jurisdiction, nevertheless dismissed appellant’s action as barred by res judicata. 1

In this Court appellee…