Edwards v. City of Scranton

Hoban, J.,

— Petitioner secured a writ of alternative mandamus to compel defendants to restore him to the position of captain in the Bureau of Fire of the City of Scranton, from which it is alleged he was demoted illegally to the grade of fireman, and asking as additional relief the pay differential between the two grades from the time of the alleged illegal demotion. The pleadings consist of the petition for the writ, defendant’s return, a demurrer to the return, an amended return, and demurrer to the amended return. These last two pleadings were filed by consent of the parties.

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