Legal Opinion
Colston v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 23, 1987No. 961 C.D. 1986PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge MacPhail,
In this unique case, our Court must rule upon the Petition of the Department of Community Afikirs (Department) to open a peremptory judgment directed to be entered by this Court on May 23, 1986.
It is necessary to review the procedural history of this case.1 Jarhes Colston was dismissed as a management employee by the Department for willful violation of the Governors Code of Conduct2 and the State Ethics Act.3 On February 27, 1986 the State Civil Service Commission (Commission) reversed the dismissal and ordered Colstons reinstatement with back pay. The Department…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Mifflin County School District v. StewartCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Commonwealth v. ColstonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. PostlewaitCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
3Cited by4 opinions
- Keim v. Commonwealth, Department of HealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Elizabeth Forward School District v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Commonwealth v. Council 13, American Federation of State EmployeesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- In re Appeal of Sheetz, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995