Legal Opinion
Scanlon v. Mount Union Area Board of School Directors
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 28, 1979No. 351 C.D. 1979PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
President Judge Bowman,
Characterizing it as a test case and one which implicitly seeks reconsideration by this Court of its prior decisions, the Secretary of Education and the Attorney General, on February 15, 1979, filed a multi-count petition for review in the nature of mandamus, equity and declaratory judgment against respondent, Mount Union Area Board of School Directors.
The petition for review and the reliefs sought in the several counts are predicated upon alternate legal theories (a) that Section 1501 of the Public School Code of 1949 (Code),1 24 P.S. §15-1501, mandates at…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SilvermanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Hibbs v. ArensbergSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
- Commonwealth v. DavenportSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Friestad v. Travelers Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Singer v. SheppardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Fraisar v. GillisCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Scanlon v. Mount Union Area Board of School DirectorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Patton v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Gaffney v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Penn Hills School District v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981