Legal Opinion
Palyok v. Borough of West Mifflin
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 4, 1991No. 81 W.D. Appeal Dkt. 1989PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McDERMOTT, Justice.
On May 1, 1985, appellant, Michael Palyok, retired after serving twenty-seven (27) years as an officer on the police force of appellee Borough of West Mifflin, Allegheny County (Borough). Upon retirement, appellant became eligible for pension benefits pursuant to a series of ordinances adopted by the Borough in accordance with the Act of May 29, 1956, P.L. (1955), 1804 et seq., as amended; 53 P.S. § 767 et seq., commonly referred to as the Police Pension Fund Act (Act). 1 The dispute in the instant case involves the proper formula to be used in determining the amount…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Borough of Beaver v. ListonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Rockwell v. York County Retirement BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Palyok v. Borough of West MifflinCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- York Paid Firemen's Pension Fund Board v. OrendorffCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
3Cited by12 opinions
- Borough of Nazareth v. Nazareth Borough Police Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- City of Lower Burrell v. City of Lower Burrell Wage & Policy CommitteeCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Schmidt v. Borough of StroudsburgCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Cross v. Elected Officials Retirement PlanCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2014
- City of Arnold, PA v. Wage Policy Committee of the City of Arnold PD, o/b/o P. CiminoCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
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