Legal Opinion
Finley v. McNair
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 28, 1934No. Appeal, 233PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Linn,
The question is — Does the position held by Finley make him an officer within article YI, section 4, of the Constitution, providing: “Appointed officers other than the judges of the courts of record and the superintendent of public instruction may be removed at the pleasure of the power by which they shall have been appointed”; or within article I, section 2, of the Charter Act for second-class cities (March 7, 1901, P. L. 20), providing: “The city recorder [now mayor] may by a written order to be transmitted to select council [now council] giving his reasons…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Helvering v. PowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Richie v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
- Houseman v. Commonwealth ex rel. TenerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1882
- Fredericks v. Board of HealthSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1912
- Commonwealth v. BlackSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Foreman v. HampsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. v. KellySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
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