Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Township of Neville
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 10, 1976No. Appeal, No. 37 C.D. 1975PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Crumlish, Jr.,
In this mandamus action, Rodney Phillips appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County1 which dismissed his exceptions.
Phillips was employed by the Township of Neville (Township) in 1965 as a “deskman.” On August 20, 1971, a member of the Township Board of Commissioners (Commissioners) found Phillips asleep at his post and fired him, effective immediately. Three days later, at a special meeting convened to review the dismissal action, the Commissioners affirmed the action.
At the time of Phillips’ dismissal, Township Ordinance No. 247 was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Burlington Homes, Inc. v. KassabCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth ex rel. Dawson v. Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
3Cited by3 opinions
- Atlantic-Inland, Inc. v. Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- DeMarrais v. COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY CTY.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- Treadway Disposal, Inc. v. Borough Council of Chalfont, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County1982