· 10/2/1985
Philadelphia Housing Authority v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board
Citations
- 499 A.2d 294
- 508 Pa. 576
- 1985 Pa. LEXIS 368
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a Commonwealth agency is neither the Commonwealth nor a political subdivision of the Commonwealth for purposes of collective bargaining under Act 111
- construing Section 1 to determine whether the Philadelphia Housing Authority is a public employer under its provisions
- construing Section 1 to determine whether the Philadelphia Housing Authority is a public employer under its provisions
- \A cardinal rule of statutory construction is that we must give terms in a statute the meaning dictated by the context in which they are used\
- “A cardinal rule of statutory construction is that we must give terms in a statute the meaning dictated by the context in which they are used”
- “A principle of statutory construction is only an aid in determining legislative intent and will not be permitted to change the clear meaning of a legislative mandate”
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Judges: Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott, Hutchinson, Zappala, Papadakos
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