Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Chester Housing Authority
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 6, 1957No. Appeal, 168PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Chidsey,
This is an action in assumpsit for breach of an employment contract brought by George S. Mitchell, Jr., the former Secretary-Executive Director of the defendant body, against the Chester Housing Authority, a corporation created pursuant to the Housing Authorities Law, Act of May 28, 1937, P. L. 955, 35 PS §1541 et seq.
The Housing Authority is composed of five members who serve without compensation for five-year terms, and in the case of Chester, a third class city, the Housing Authorities Law provides that two members of the Authority shall be appointed by the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Dornan v. Philadelphia Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Moore v. Luzerne CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
- Hill v. Allentown Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- McCormick v. Hanover TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Schofield v. LindsaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
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3Cited by60 opinions
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- Scott v. Philadelphia Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Beckert v. WarrenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Program Administration Services, Inc. v. Dauphin County General AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Fraternal Order of Police, E.B. Jermyn Lodge 2 V. HickeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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