Detoro v. Pittston

Opinion by

Me. Justice Dbew,

TMs is a mandamus proceeding brought by plaintiff, Albert Detoro, to compel Pittston, a city of the third class, to reinstate him as a policeman and reimburse him for wages lost through his dismissal from the force. It is the second trial of the case. In the first trial there was a directed verdict for plaintiff, which was affirmed by the court en banc and the Superior Court. An allocatur was allowed and this Court (344 Pa. 254, 25 A. 2d 299), reversed the judgment with a venire facias de novo on the ground that certain evidence offered by defendant was improperly…