Commonwealth, Office of Administration v. Orage

511 Pa. 528 (1986)

515 A.2d 852

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION, Appellant,

v.

John L. ORAGE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued June 3, 1986.

Decided September 25, 1986.

Nathan C. Pringle, Jr., Robert J. Schwartz, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Susan J. Forney, Andrew S. Gordon, Allen C. Warshaw, Harrisburg, amicus curiae for Office of Atty. General.

Betty F. Perry, Robert W. Barton, Harrisburg, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of…