Legal Opinion

Styers v. WADE

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 28, 1977No. 1101 and 1102 C.D. 1976PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

We have before ns preliminary objections to two complaints, in mandamus 1 each brought by a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper seeking either promotion to dhe rank of Lieutenant or the convening of a court martial to hear the matter of his alleged demotion. We 'sustain the objections on the single ground that, on the facts as alleged by Plaintiffs, mandamus does not lie.

Following the institution of the new Technical Specialist Program by the State Police, Plaintiffs, in 1969, were reclassified from the rank of Trooper to that of Technical Specialist (TS) and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Fatscher v. Board of School DirectorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. O'Peil v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. ROBERTS v. Office of AdministrationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Wyoming Sand & Stone Co. v. Department of RevenueCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Sever v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. City of Philadelphia v. ShappCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Philadelphia Firefighters' Union, Local 22 v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  4. Canonsburg General Hospital v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Kaplan v. SmithCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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