Legal Opinion

County of Centre v. Musser

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 17, 1988No. 30 M.D. Appeal Docket 1987PublishedCited by 78 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.

The subject of this appeal is an order of a common pleas court reversing an award by a labor arbitrator and sustaining the discharge of two county employees. When the trial court’s order was affirmed by the Commonwealth Court, the involved employees and their labor union successfully petitioned us for further review pursuant to section 724(a) of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 724(a).

The employee-appellants, Darrell Musser and Steven Brachbill, worked as guards at the county prison of Centre County. In late August of 1984, Officers Musser and Brachbill were dismissed…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. United Steelworkers v. American Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Ludwig Honold Mfg. Co. v. Harold A. Fletcher and United Automobile Workers, Local 416Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
  5. Community College v. Community College, Society of the FacultySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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3Cited by78 opinions

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  4. Office of the Attorney General v. Council 13, American Federation of State, County & Municipal EmployeesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  5. City of Easton v. American Federation of StateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000

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