Borough of Canonsburg v. Flood

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

The issue presented in this appeal is whether the Washington County Court of Common Pleas erred in sustaining appellee’s action in mandamus which sought to require appellant Borough of Canonsburg (Borough) to reinstate him as chief of police following the adoption of an ordinance which purportedly abolished that position. We find no error.

Appellee became the Borough’s chief of police in 1966, having successfully completed a civil service examination for that position. Since 1969, the Borough and its police force have had frequent disputes in labor negotiations…