Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Baker
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 26, 1984No. Appeal, No. 843 C.D. 1982PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
J udge MacPhail,
This is an appeal by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Board) to this Court from that portion of orders of the State Civil Service Commission (Commission) which directed the Board to pay reasonable attorney’s fees not to exceed $2500 to two individuals1 who successfully appealed to the Commission regarding promotion procedures of the Board.2
Tb its adjudication, the Commission justified the award of counsel fees by stating that the Board had (a) demonstrated lack of good faith in complying with a Commission order, (b) excessively erred in failing to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Corace v. BALINT (Et Al.)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Gossman v. Lower Chanceford Township Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Whitney v. Jersey Shore BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
- Winton v. MorssSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1878
- City of Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations v. MacBethCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
3Cited by18 opinions
- Gurfein v. Sovereign GroupDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1993
- Pronko v. PA. DEPT. OF REV.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. SmithCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Independence Blue Cross v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- J.R.W., Inc. v. Manchester Borough CouncilCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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