Legal Opinion

Bowman v. DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOUR.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 18, 1997No. 67 M.D. Appeal Docket 1996PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NIGRO, Justice.

This case presents the question of whether the Commonwealth Court exceeded its scope of review by reweighing the facts presented rather than determining whether substantial evidence supported the findings of the State Civil Service Commission (“Commission”).

*67Appellant, Michael D. Bowman (“Bowman”), began employment at Ricketts Glen State Park (“Ricketts Glen”) as a Seasonal Park Ranger 1 in June of 1983. Elsie M. Gibson (“Gibson”) started work at Neshaminy State Park (“Neshaminy”) as a Seasonal Park Ranger 1 in August of 1983. Bowman was promoted to a Seasonal Park Ranger…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Peak v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Bethenergy Mines, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Blumenschein v. Pittsburgh Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  4. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Department of Environmental Resources v. BowmanCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Pennsylvania Game Commission v. State Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  2. INSURANCE FEDERATION OF PA v. Dept. of Ins.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  3. Woods v. State Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  4. Hoffman v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  5. Stringent v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997

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