Legal Opinion

Wertz v. Chapman Township

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 20, 1998PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAHERTY, Judge.

Sherry Wertz appeals from the orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Clinton County (trial court) which (1) denied her motion for a jury trial of her sexual discrimination suit pursuant to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA)1 and (2) found in favor of Chapman Township, Chapman Township Supervisors, and Supervisors Robert Walizer, Dean Scott and Robert Young (defendants).2 We vacate in part and affirm in part.

The questions presented on appeal are (1) whether the trial court erred by excluding certain evidence, (2) whether the trial judge exhibited a bias in favor of…

2Cases cited48 opinions

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  4. Granfinanciera, S.A. v. NordbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by25 opinions

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  5. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation v. Wilkinsburg Penn Joint Water AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999

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