City of Philadelphia v. Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 5

SMITH, Judge.

The City of Philadelphia (City) petitions for review of the August 13, 1992 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County denying the City’s petition to vacate an arbitration award which sustained police officer Luis Lazarde’s (Grievant) grievance filed upon his dismissal from employment with the City and converted Grievant’s termination to a suspension. The issue presented for review is whether the trial court erred in affirming the arbitrator’s award on the basis that the arbitrator did not exceed the bounds of his authority. In considering this issue, this Court…