Legal Opinion
Nevitt v. Board of Supervisors
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 22, 1977No. Appeal, No. 2192 C.D. 1976PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,
The appellant was dismissed by the Board of Supervisors of Logan Township from his position as a police officer for failure to comply with that township’s residency requirements. The Court of Common Pleas of Blair County affirmed the action of the Board of Supervisors. We affirm.
The facts are not substantially in dispute. From the time of its inception on March 15, 1966, the Logan Township police force has had a residency requirement. The appellant joined the force in April of 1966, and at that time sold his home in Altoona in order to move to Logan Township.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McCarthy v. Philadelphia Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Gagliardi v. Ambridge BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- McCarthy v. Philadelphia Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Homan v. Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
3Cited by3 opinions
- City of Meadville v. NeffCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Viggiano v. Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Mukerji v. City of Reading Charter Review Board, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Berks County2007