Burton v. Temple University Law School

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson,

Plaintiff files this action in mandamus against Temple University Law School1 in this Court’s original jurisdiction. The defendant has filed preliminary objections, inter alia, questioning this Court’s jurisdiction to hear the issue.

We will dispose of the matter on the narrow but essential question of whether the defendant is a State agency within the meaning of Section 401(a) (1) of the Appellate Court Jurisdiction Act of 1970, Act of July 31, *3081970, P.L. 673, as amended, 17 P.S. §211.401 (a) (1) (Supp. 1974-1975). Plaintiff has alleged in paragraph 2 of her…