Legal Opinion

West Homestead Borough School District v. Allegheny County Board of School Directors

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 9, 1970No. Appeal, No. 199PublishedCited by 83 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

The basic issue raised on this appeal is whether the Court of Common Pleas below had jurisdiction to entertain the action.

*115In 1988, the Supplemental Reorganization®! Act [Act]1 was passed to supplement the Public School Code of 1949.2 The Allegheny County Board of School Directors [County Board], pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Act,3 held hearings to aid in its preparation of a plan for the organization of administrative units. Thereafter, the County Board adopted a plan under which the School District of the Borough of West Homestead [appellee] ivas placed in Unit…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Chartiers Valley Joint Schools v. Allegheny County Board of School DirectorsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  2. Calabrese v. Collier Township Municipal AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  3. Collegeville Borough v. Philadelphia Suburban Water Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  4. Caplan v. Keystone Weaving Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  5. Commonwealth v. Glen Alden Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965

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3Cited by83 opinions

  1. Safeguard Mutual Insurance v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Feingold v. Bell of PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Fried v. FriedSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Lilian v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Aldens, Inc. v. PackelCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975

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