Legal Opinion
Waters v. Samuel
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 23, 1951No. Appeal, 149PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Bell,
Pursuant to an ordinance of the City of Philadelphia, plaintiff was notified by an order of the Director of Public Safety dated May 29, 1950 that he would be honorably retired on his 65th birthday, which, as shown by the records of the Police Department, was June 6, 1950.
Plaintiff thereupon brought mandamus proceedings against the Mayor of Philadelphia, Director of Public Safety and the Civil Service Commissioners of Philadelphia, praying the court to declare this order null and void and to restore him to the Civil Service List because (he averred) he would not be…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Wallace v. Board of EducationCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944
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- Councils of Reading v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1849
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3Cited by32 opinions
- COM. Ex Rel. CARROLL v. TATESupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth ex rel. Carroll v. TateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Travis v. TeterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Dombrowski v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Equitable Gas Co. v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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