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HOFFMAN v. TOWNSHIP OF WHITEHALL

544 Pa. 499 (1996)

677 A.2d 1200

Michael M. HOFFMAN, Appellant, v. The TOWNSHIP OF WHITEHALL, the Township of Whitehall Board of Commissioners; the Civil Service Commission of the Township of Whitehall; Mary Frances Kaminski, in Her Corporate Capacity as Chairperson, Civil Service Commission of the Township of Whitehall; Elizabeth Buchmiller, in Her Corporate Capacity as Township Executive; James Walsh, in His Corporate Capacity as Police Chief, Township of Whitehall; and Linda Bachman, in Her Corporate Capacity as Selectee of the Position of Police Lieutenant, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 19, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond G. Bush, Bethlehem, Michael M. Hoffman, Whitehall, Susan M. Grant, Monument, CO, for Hoffman.

Kent H. Herman, Allentown, for Whitehall et al.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, CAPPY and CASTILLE, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County which held that the Veterans' Preference Act, 51 Pa.C.S. § 7101 et seq., is unconstitutional insofar as it accords preferential treatment to veterans seeking promotions in public employment. See 42 Pa.C.S. § 722(7) (direct appeals from courts of common pleas).

The appellant, Michael M. Hoffman, is an honorably...

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