Legal Opinion
Mercy Hospital v. Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 4, 1982No. 30 WD Appeal Docket 1982PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIX, Judge.
On December 1, 1981, Howard T. Pfupajena, M.D. (Pfupajena) filed a complaint with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) alleging that he was denied *135staff privileges in its Division of Thoraic and Cardio Vascular Surgery by The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh (Hospital) because of his race, Black, and his national origin, Zimbabwean, in violation of Section 5(a) of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (Act), 43 P.S. § 951 et seq., as amended (1981-82 Supp). Notice of the complaint was served upon the Hospital on December 8, 1981 along with notice of PHRC’s…
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