Legal Opinion

In re Appeal from 1985 Report of Auditors

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 28, 1989No. 2859 C.D. 1988Published

1Opinion of the Court

DOYLE, Judge.

Before us for consideration is the appeal of the Fairfield Township Board of Auditors (Auditors) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County which denied the Auditors’ petition for counsel fees and costs associated with a surcharge filed by them against the Fairfield Township Supervisors (Supervisors). We affirm in part and vacate in part, and remand to the common pleas court for a determination of whether the Auditors’ employment of an attorney complied with Section 550 of The Second Class Township Code (Code), Act of May 1, 1933, P.L. 103, as amended, 53…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JacksonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Commonwealth v. RichardsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. Wood v. City of PittsburghCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. In re 1980 Auditors' ReportCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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