DESKINS v. WEST BROWNSVILLE BOROUGH


388 Pa. 547 (1957)

Deskins v. West Brownsville Borough, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

April 22, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Austin J. Murphy, Jr., for appellant.

William C. Porter, for appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE COHEN, April 22, 1957:

In 1936 the Borough of West Brownsville employed a policeman for a two-year period to engage in the normal activities of police officer for the Borough. Every two years thereafter, at its organizational meeting in January, the Borough Council regularly acted on applications for this post and made appointments. In January 1956, Mell Deskins, who had held the position since 1950, submitted his application, as he had done...

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