Legal Opinion
Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic Safety v. Stahl
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 9, 1983No. Appeal, No. 1926 C.D. 1979PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
The Department of Transportation appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County, which reversed the department’s one-year suspension of service station owner Donald L. Stahl’s certificate of appointment to conduct motor vehicle inspections.
The department’s suspension followed a Pennsylvania state trooper’s observation, on May 11, 1979, of mechanic Charles Kline, an employee of Stahl, affixing an inspection sticker to the windshield of an automobile owned by Kline. At that time, the trooper reinspected that vehicle and discovered numerous violations.1 The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Shuman Estate v. WeberSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Bureau of Traffic Safety v. SearerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. W. J. Harris & SonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Commonwealth v. JenksCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Robeson v. Philadelphia Tax Review BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
3Cited by5 opinions
- McCarthy v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Strickland v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- In re Appeal of McCafferty Ford Sales, Inc., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County1985
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- R. Cabon/Cabon's Central Auto Service v. PennDOT, Bureau of Motor VehiclesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016