Legal Opinion
Reckner v. German Township School District
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 24, 1941No. Appeal, 82PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Drew,
This appeal presents but one narrow question: May a director of a third class school district legally cast the deciding vote in favor of a resolution of the board increasing his own salary as secretary thereof? We are firmly convinced that he cannot, for it is well settled that no man should act officially in a matter involving discretion, where he is personally interested in the result.
On May 14, 1939, at a meeting of the board of directors of the School District of German Township, Fayette County, consisting of seven members as required by section 204 of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Smith v. City of CentraliaWashington Supreme Court · 1909
- Goodyear v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Commonwealth v. RaudenbushSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
- Kendall v. . StaffordSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1919
- Woodward v. City of WakefieldMichigan Supreme Court · 1926
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Genkinger v. New CastleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
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- Meixell v. Hellertown Borough CouncilSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Blankenship v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1948
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