Menge v. City of Philadelphia

Brown, J.,

This case is before us on a writ of alternative mandamus, return thereto, and demurrer to the return.

*353Plaintiff has been connected with the Bureau of Police of Philadelphia since his appointment to the position of patrolman in 1913. After various promotions and demotions, he was reinstated to the rank of captain of police on June 15, 1934, at a salary of $2,800 per year. On March 3,1937, he was notified by a letter from Andrew J. Emanuel, Director of the Department of Public Safety, one of the defendants, that it was intended to demote him to the rank of street sergeant, at a salary…