Stumpp v. Stroudsburg Municipal Authority

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

The question in this appeal is whether appellee Clarence L. Stumpp, as a public employee who is neither protected by civil service regulations nor covered by any collective bargaining agreement, has the right to notice and a hearing as a result of his dismissal. Because we find that the Commonwealth Court erred in determining that Appellee had a “property right” in his employment, we reverse.

Appellee was an employee of the Stroudsburg Municipal Authority (“Authority”) as manager of its water treatment plant. On February 7, 1992, the Authority sent a letter…