GEORGE v. MOORE


394 Pa. 419 (1959)

George v. Moore, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

January 5, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Reap, Jr., with him Reap & Reap, for appellants.

Edward E. Hosey and William S. Livingood, Jr., with them Joseph M. Reardon, for appellees.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE COHEN, January 5, 1959:

Prior to 1941 police employed by all boroughs had no civil service or job tenure rights and were subject to peremptory removal by borough council. The Police Civil Service Act1 changed this for boroughs employing three or more policemen. By that act police employed by boroughs were granted job tenure rights which prohibited their dismissal, except for causes stated in the statute and in compliance...

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