Legal Opinion
Clites v. Township of Upper Yoder
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 18, 1984No. 35 W.D. Appeal Docket 1984PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
LARSEN,* Justice.
At issue in this appeal is the legality of the dismissal of appellant Theodore E. Clites from his position on the police force of Upper Yoder Township. We have concluded that there was a lack of substantial evidence to support appellant’s dismissal and that appellant was denied a fair hearing prior to his dismissal.
Appellant served as Police Chief of Upper Yoder Township from October, 1974 until his removal from that position in October, 1981. On July 23, 1981, appellees Robert W. Hunt and Eugene T. Glova, and Laurence D. Eash, in their capacity as the…
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