WOOD v. CITY OF NEW CASTLE ET AL.


89 Pa. D. & C. 163 (1953)

Wood v. City of New Castle et al.

Common Pleas Court of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.

December 9, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank O. Moretti, for plaintiff.

Robert W. White, city solicitor, and Robert Jamison, assistant city solicitor, for defendants.


BRAHAM, P.J., December 9, 1953.

This case presents a problem in statutory interpretation. To be construed is the section of the Third Class City Code which relates to the employment of city firemen, their hours of work, and in particular their vacations. The sentence about which the controversy turns is as follows:

"The employes of such fire forces shall be allowed to have at least twenty-four consecutive hours of rest in every calendar week, to have an annual...

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