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Municipality of Penn Hills v. Municipality of Penn Hills Personnel Board/Civil Service Commission

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 14, 1985No. Appeal, No. 1945 C.D. 1983PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Barry,

This appeal results from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County which affirmed a decision of the Penn Hills Civil Service Commission (Commission) reinstating appellees Benjamin West-wood, Carmen Traficante and Harry Bruce to the rank of specialist on the Penn Hills Police Force.

The facts are not in dispute. The Municipality of Penn Hills (Municipality) has been a home rule charter community since 1976. The Municipality has, by ordinance, established the ranks in the police force of director, captain, lieutenant, sergeant, specialist and patrolman. In…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Detoro v. PittstonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  2. Manning v. Millbourne Borough Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  3. DIEHL v. City of McKeesportCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  4. McLafferty v. Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Charley v. FelzerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Trosky v. Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  2. Conjour v. Whitehall TownshipDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1994
  3. Marburger v. Upper Hanover TownshipDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. Ochocki v. Dakota County Sheriff's DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1990
  5. Zerbe v. City of Sunbury, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northumberland County1990

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