City of Philadelphia v. Haeberle

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson,

Claimant-appellee, a 67-year old policeman, suffered injuries to his groin and right shoulder while on duty on May 20, 1970. He has not resumed active duty and on May 26, 1971, an administrative conference was held at which time the Police Department’s Safety Officer considered the medical reports of several doctors. The Safety Officer found no causal relationship between the injuries and claimant-appellee’s disability. On July 30, 1971, the Police Commissioner determined that the disability was not service connected and an appeal was taken to the Philadelphia Civil…