City of Philadelphia v. Booker

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson,

Claimant-appellee has been involved in two motor vehicle accidents while on duty as a policeman in the City of Philadelphia, appellant. The first accident, on January 10, 1968, resulted in neck and back injuries to claimant-appellee who resumed active duty nine weeks later. The second accident, on July 18, 1970, resulted in multiple, especially lower back, injuries to claimant-appellee who has not resumed active duty since that date.

After an administrative conference before the Police Department’s Safety Officer who heard the testimony of claimant-appellee and…