City of Philadelphia v. Civil Service Commission

772 A.2d 962 (2001)

CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Appellant,

v.

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA and Howard Ryder, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued October 16, 2000.

Decided May 21, 2001.

Martin G. Malloy, William C. McGovern, Philadelphia, for City of Philadelphia.

Michael J. Mulvey, for Howard Ryder.

Lawrence Chaban, Washington, Thomas Baumann, Pittsburg, for Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Ass'n, amicus curiae.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

This is an appeal by the City of Philadelphia from the…