Legal Opinion
City of Philadelphia v. Murphy
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 29, 1974No. Appeal, No. 898 C.D. 1973PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
On April 2, 1971, Bernard J. Murphy (claimant), a member of the Philadelphia Police Department since 1954, was assisting another officer in subduing a struggling prisoner, when he was allegedly struck on the left side of the head. He continued working, and apparently did not report the incident. The next day, he began to have headaches, and he felt bad enough on April 6, 1971 to see first his family doctor and then a physician from the Police and Firemen’s Medical Association Clinic. Still in great discomfort, he was referred to Dr. Axel K. Olsen, a physician retained by…
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