Shields v. Council of Borough of Braddock

OPINION BY

Judge COHN JUBELIRER.

M. Lawrence Shields III, pro se, former solicitor of the Borough of Braddock (Borough), appeals from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) that granted the Preliminary Objections (POs) in the nature of a demurrer filed by the Borough,1 entered judgment in favor of the Borough and against Mr. Shields, and dismissed with prejudice Mr. Shields’s Complaint in Mandamus (Complaint). The trial court held that, pursuant to The Borough Code (Code),2 the Mayor of the Borough (Mayor) had the authority to vote and break the tie among…