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· 1/8/1866

Shreve v. Brereton

Citations

  • 51 Pa. 175
  • 1866 Pa. LEXIS 14

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  • explaining government employees, as distinguished from officers, “merely exercise subordinate ministerial functions” under supervision
  • although Deputy Chief Engineers and District Engineers of PennDOT have discretion in carrying out their duties, they are not “officers” because they have no responsibility for overall formulation and administration of policy

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