# Association of Pennsylvania State College & University Faculties v. State System of Higher Education

> Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · July 6, 1984 · 505 Pa. 369

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9766948

## Case

- **Full name:** The ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY FACULTIES, Et Al., Appellees, v. the STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, Et Al., Appellants; AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, Etc., Appellees, v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Et Al., Appellants; JOINT BARGAINING COMMITTEE OF the PENNSYLVANIA SOCIAL SERVICES UNION, Et Al., Appellees, v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Et Al., Appellants; Dennis J. SOLECKI, Et Al., Appellees, v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Et Al., Appellants
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** July 6, 1984
- **Citations:** 505 Pa. 369; 479 A.2d 962; 5 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1788; 1984 Pa. LEXIS 304
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurring in part by Hutchinson
- **Judges:** Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDer-mott, Hutchinson, Zappala, Papadakos
- **Cited by:** 43 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

HUTCHINSON, Justice,
concurring and dissenting.
I continue to adhere to the views expressed by former Chief Justice O’Brien in his Opinion in Support of Denial of Summary Judgment in Catania v. Commonwealth, State Employees’ Retirement Board, 498 Pa. 684 , 450 A.2d 1342 (1982). Moreover, as the majority concedes, the result in this case would be the same under either of the views expressed in Catania . I therefore believe the majority’s attempt to adopt a so-called contract theory in this case on pensions is an unfortunate dictum.

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