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· 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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