Legal Opinion
Lavelle v. Koch
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 25, 1992No. 46 E.D. Miscellaneous Docket 1989PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIX, Chief Justice.
This matter originated as a complaint in mandamus whereby President Judge Lavelle sought to compel the three County Commissioners sitting as members of the Carbon County Salary Board to appropriate and disburse funds reasonably necessary for the Carbon County Court in fiscal year 1989. 1 The complaint also demanded payment of attorneys fees and costs. On April 18, 1989, this Court took plenary jurisdiction and ordered the appropriation of “reasonable and necessary funding” for the Carbon County judicial system. That order was not obeyed, and President Judge Lavelle…
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