Lower Merion Township v. Turkelson

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bell,

This is an appeal from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County reversing the Order of the Lower Merion Township Civil Service Commission. The facts may be briefly stated.

On December 19, 1957, Mr. Hotchkiss, acting for the Agnes Irwin School, took a Christmas envelope containing five ten dollar bills to the Lower Merion Township Police Headquarters, and handed the envelope to Patrolman Turkelson, the appellee. The envelope was addressed to “Lower Merion Township Police”. At the time Turkelson was in uniform, and on duty on the police switchboard.

Ab…