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COSTIGAN v. PHILA. EMP. LOCAL 696, AFL-CIO

462 Pa. 425 (1975)

341 A.2d 456

Robert W. COSTIGAN, Register of Wills of Philadelphia County and Clerk of the Orphans' Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Appellant, v. PHILADELPHIA FINANCE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES LOCAL 696, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO by Charles Santore and John Costa, Trustees ad Litem.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 7, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan L. Posner, Herbert S. Levin, Fox, Rothschild, O'Brien & Frankel, Philadelphia, Howard R. Flaxman, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Leonard M. Sagot, Philadelphia, Randall J. Sommovilla, Thomas W. Jennings, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Edward H. Feege, Allentown, Charles N. Sweet, Morrisville, Stephen J. Cabot, Philadelphia, amicus curiae Counsel for the Pennsylvania State Association of County Commissioners; Curtin & Heefner, Morrisville, Hayes & Feege, P.C., Allentown, Pechner, Sacks, Dorfman, Rosen & Richardson, Philadelphia, of counsel.

Before JONES, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

Appellant Robert Costigan, Register of Wills of Philadelphia, brought this action in equity to enjoin arbitration under a collective bargaining agreement entered into by his predecessor, William King, and appellee Philadelphia Finance Department Employees Local 696, the collective bargaining agent of the employees of the Register of Wills.1 Appellant contended that the collective bargaining...

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