Commonwealth Ex Rel. Donahue v. Shields

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Patterson,

May council of a third class city, by resolution, reinstate a civil service employee who has been legally discharged for misconduct?

Aloysius Donahue, appellant, was a member of the police force of the City of Johnstown for more than eighteen and one-half years. On May 14,1939, there was submitted to the Chief of Police of said City a typewritten report charging appellant with intoxication while on duty, and other derelictions. He was suspended for ten days and notified that he would be given an immediate hearing by the Council and the Mayor, appellees, as…