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PHILA. CIVIL SERVICE COM. v. ECKLES

376 Pa. 421 (1954)

Philadelphia Civil Service Commission v. Eckles, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 22, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin Comisky, with him Lemuel B. Schofield, for appellant.

Jerome J. Shestack, First Deputy City Solicitor, with him Richard H. Markowitz, Assistant City Solicitor and Abraham L. Freedman, City Solicitor, for appellee.

Before STERN, C.J., STEARNE, JONES, BELL, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO and ARNOLD, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE CHIDSEY, March 22, 1954:

The question here involved is the validity of the demotion of certain firemen from the rank of captain to the rank of lieutenant made by the Fire Commissioner of Philadelphia. The demotions were upheld by the Civil Service Commission and this appeal is from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County affirming the action of the Commission.

On December 31, 1951 the appellant, William J. Eckles...

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