Legal Opinion

Farview State Hospital v. Urda

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 9, 1976No. Appeal, 1318 C.D. 1975PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

The appellant, Nicholas A. Urda, has appealed from a decision of the Civil Service Commission upholding his removal from his position in the classified civil service of Psychiatric Security Aide I attached to the Farview State Hospital of the Department of Welfare.

The appellant’s removal was for violation of Section 904 of the Civil Service Act, Act of August 5, 1941, P.L. 752, as amended, 71 P.S. §741.904, which reads pertinently:

“No person in the classified service shall . . . take an active part in political management or in political campaigns .. . nor shall he…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United Public Workers of America v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. United States v. WurzbachSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  3. Ex Parte CurtisSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  4. Wasniewski v. Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WadzinskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Commonwealth v. StaufferSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Commonwealth v. WadzinskiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Vaniscak v. Commonwealth, State Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Nicodem v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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