CITY OF HAZLETON v. CITY COUNCIL, 528 Pa. 604 (1992)

600 A.2d 191

The CITY OF HAZLETON, Pennsylvania, John H. Quigley, individually and as Mayor of the City of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, Jean Gormley, Norbert O’Donnell, Anthony Coffina, Susan Nenstiel, and Dr. David Sosar, individually and as residents and taxpayers of the City of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, Appellants, v. The CITY COUNCIL OF the CITY OF HAZLETON, Pennsylvania, Joseph Yannuzzi, individually and as President of the City Council of the City of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, Jacob A. Ripa, III, Thomas D. Marnell, Arthur F. Smith, etc., et al.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued December 5, 1991.
Decided January 15, 1992.

Appeal No. 76 E.D. Appeal Dkt. 1991 from Order of Commonwealth Court, 134 Pa. Commw. 174, 578 A.2d 580 (1990), entered July 23, 1990, at No. 1734 C.D. 1989, Reversing Order of Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, Civil Division, entered August 28, 1989, at No. 18-E of 1989.

William A. Meehan, Christopher K. Walters, Henry F. Reichner, Philadelphia, Charles P. Gelso, Wilkes-Barre, Bruce W. Kauffman, Paul S. Diamond, Lynne A. Sitarski, Philadelphia, for appellants.

Edward D. Reibman, Allentown, for appellee.

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Before LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.

ORDER
PER CURIAM:

The Court being equally divided, the Order of the Commonwealth Court is affirmed.

NIX, C.J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.

FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT and PAPADAKOS, JJ., dissent.

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