Legal Opinion
Brletic v. Municipality of Monroeville
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 4, 1982No. Appeal, No. 850 C.D. 1980PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
Police applicant Thomas S. Brletic here appeals a decision of the Allegheny County Common Pleas Court *433which, held that the Borough of Monroeville’s maximum weight restriction for police candidates is valid. We affirm.1
The borough did not permit the applicant to sit for the written component of the civil service examination because his weight at that time exceeded the topmost (“large frame”) maximum of 200 pounds made applicable to his height of six feet, one and one-half inches, by the same height/weight tables as those used by the Pennsylvania State Police.
The applicant…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleurSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Vlandis v. KlineSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Weber v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Smith v. TroyanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic Safety v. SlaterCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Cohen v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Frankowski v. State Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- City of Pittsburgh v. WegerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Cohen v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002