Legal Opinion
Koynok v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 24, 1974No. 690 C.D. 1973PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Mencer,
George and Mary Koynok have filed a complaint in mandamus to compel the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Education (Department), to pay various sums under one contract and to enter into other contracts pursuant to the Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Act of June 19, 1968, P. L. 232, 24 P.S. §5601 et seq.
This act, which has subsequently been held to be unconstitutional, insofar as it applies to religious private schools,1 empowered the Secretary of Education to make contracts for the purchase of secular education.
The Koynoks operate a private…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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3Cited by5 opinions
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