HARNEY v. RUSSO et al.


435 Pa. 183 (1969)

Harney v. Russo et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

June 27, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Norwood Wherry, for appellant.

A.A. DiSanti, with him Howard Richard, and Richard, Brian & DiSanti, for appellees.

Before BELL, C.J., JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, June 27, 1969:

This case presents a head-on attack, under both state and federal constitutions, upon the validity of the Act of June 24, 1968, P.L., 43 P.S. § 217.1 et seq. Appellees, police officers and police chief in the Borough of East Lansdowne, brought a mandamus action to compel appellants, the Borough Council of East Lansdowne, to enact legislation to carry out the award made by...

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