Legal Opinion
Soergel v. Board of Supervisors
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 6, 1974No. Appeal, No. 1312 C.D. 1972PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
On January 30, 1971, Ray O. Soergel, cMef of police of Middlesex Township, received notice from the Township Board of Supervisors (Board), that he was being reduced in rank from chief to patrolman. Attached to the notice was a statement of ten charges and the reasons for the reduction. Soergel sought a hearing before the Supervisors, which was granted, and, after this hearing, the decision to reduce Soergel in rank was upheld. The Board decided, however, to reduce him only to sergeant. On appeal taken by Soergel to the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County, an…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Rossiter v. Whitpain TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Kramer v. City of BethlehemCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Schauer Dismissal CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Kline v. Hampton Township, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County1967
- Masemer v. Borough of McSherrystown, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Adams County1964
3Cited by2 opinions
- Soergel v. BD. OF SUPVRS. OF MIDDLESEX TWP.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- McClintock v. Township of Penn Hills Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976