Legal Opinion

Root v. Northern Cambria School District

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 28, 1973No. Appeals, 1208 C.D. and 1309 C.D. 1972PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

Benjamin Root, who describes himself as a resident, property owner and taxpayer of the Northern Cambria School District, appeals from orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County dismissing, after trial, two complaints in equity by which he sought decrees which would require the Northern Cambria School Board to keep its several schools open for instruction commencing on December 22, 1972 and on each and every weekday thereafter until June 30, 1973, except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Good Friday and Memorial Day. It is not entirely clear…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Moore v. OgilvieSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Hibbs v. ArensbergSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  3. Armstrong School District v. Armstrong Education Ass'nCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Bellefonte Area School Board v. Bellefonte Area Education Ass'nCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. BOONE v. TATECommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Bristol Township Education Ass'n v. School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Pittenger v. Union Area School BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Scanlon v. Mount Union Area Board of School DirectorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Pittenger v. Leechburg Area School BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Commonwealth v. Mifflin County School BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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