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Shapp v. Sloan

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 19, 1978No. 214; 586; 4PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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MANDERINO, Justice.

On July 7, 1976, the Governor of Pennsylvania, various cabinet officers and the Governor’s Justice Commission — appellants in this case — filed a petition for review directed against the State Treasurer challenging the constitutionality of Acts 117 and 17-A of 1976. They sought a declaratory judgment holding these acts to be null and void, and a writ of mandamus and injunctive relief to compel the State Treasurer to honor requisitions properly presented for federal funds allocated to State agencies pursuant to Acts of Congress. The Governor, Attorney General and the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Home Building & Loan Assn. v. BlaisdellSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. City of El Paso v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. HaberSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  5. Sharpless v. Mayor of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1853

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. County of Allegheny v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Jubelirer v. RendellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  3. County of Allegheny v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Stilp v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  5. Stilp v. COM., GENERAL ASSEMBLYSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009

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