Legal Opinion

Township of Silver Spring v. Thompson

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 18, 1985No. Appeal, No. 2920 C.D. 1984PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,

The Township of Silver Spring (Appellant) appeals from the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County’s reversal of an order of the Township Board of -Supervisors (Board) which had removed Officer Jeffrey Thompson from the Silver Spring Township Police Department for conduct unbecoming an officer.

The relevant facts may be summarized' briefly. On December 21,1982, a quantity of silver coins, which had been recovered by a township police officer in connection with a burglary, was placed in a filing cabinet in the Township Manager’s office for safekeeping. On February 14,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GeeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. DeVito v. Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  3. In Re Officer McMullinCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
  2. Ross v. Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. Mathes v. City of OmahaNebraska Supreme Court · 1998
  4. A.Y. v. Department of Public Welfare, Allegheny County Children & Youth ServicesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  5. Quigley v. Philadelphia Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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