Legal Opinion

Goetz v. Borough of Zelienople

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 6, 1974No. Appeal, 839 C.D. 1973PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Kramer,

This is an appeal by Robert C. Goetz (Goetz) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County which reversed the action of the Zelienople Police Civil Service Commission (Commission) reinstating Goetz as a policeman in the Borough of Zelienople (Borough).

Goetz was dismissed from the Borough’s police force on March 29, 1972 for the reason that he was no longer in compliance with the Borough’s residence requirement. Goetz began his employment with the Borough as a policeman in 1961. The question concerning Goetz’s residency arose some time after the spring of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gagliardi v. Ambridge BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  2. Stabile Registration CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  3. Edwards v. Jersey Shore Area School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. McCarthy v. Philadelphia Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. In re Appeal of NewlandCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Homan v. Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Civil Service Commission v. ParksCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. In re Appeal of Borough of ZelienopleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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