Boyle v. O'BANNON
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
500 Pa. 495 (1983)
458 A.2d 183
Joseph F. BOYLE, Appellant,
v.
Helen B. O'BANNON, Secretary Department of Public Welfare Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Argued January 25, 1983.
Decided March 31, 1983.
Joseph F. Boyle, I.P.P., Nanticoke, for appellant.
Walter F. Froh, Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen., Harrisburg, for appellee.
Before ROBERTS, C.J., and NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON and ZAPPALA, JJ.
OPINION
LARSEN, Justice.
In this appeal we are confronted with the question of whether a court has the power and authority to dismiss a complaint, sua sponte, before…
Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent · Nix; Dissent · McDERMOTT; Dissent · Hutchinson.
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Baldwin v. HaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1864
- Boyle v. O'BANNONSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Allegheny County v. Milk Control CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Davis v. Porch Bros.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
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