Commonwealth ex rel. v. Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 118, April T., 1922, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1920, No. 6583, for plaintiff, on pleadings, in case of Commonwealth ex rel. Frank Remmlein v. City of Philadelphia, Frank H. Caven, Director of Public Works and Frederick J. Shoyer, Treasurer. Petition for mandamus. Before Rogers, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Judgment for plaintiff on pleadings. Defendants appealed.
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Appeal, No. 118, April T., 1922, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1920, No. 6583, for plaintiff, on pleadings, in case of Commonwealth ex rel. Frank Remmlein v. City of Philadelphia, Frank H. Caven, Director of Public Works and Frederick J. Shoyer, Treasurer. Petition for mandamus. Before Rogers, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Judgment for plaintiff on pleadings. Defendants appealed. Error assigned, inter alia, was judgment, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Sadler,
The relator, Frank Remmlein, was appointed in 1916 chief engineer of the Lardner’s Point Pumping Station, in the City of Philadelphia, after examination by the Civil Service Commission, and continued in this employment until 1920. On September 8th of that year, the chief of the water bureau recommended to the director of public works that he be discharged for many good and sufficient reasons. A copy of the complaint was duly served on September 11th, with the request that an answer to the charges be filed within five days. On the 22d an answer was forwarded in…
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