Legal Opinion
Borough of Darby v. Coleman
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 26, 1979No. Appeal, No. 1864 C.D. 1978PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Rogers,
The Borough of Darby (Borough) has appealed from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County ordering reinstatement with back pay of Paul J. Coleman as Chief of Police of the Borough. The order of the court below reversed the decision of the Borough Council discharging Coleman which had been upheld, after hearing, by the Darby Borough Police Civil Service Commission.
Coleman was dismissed pursuant to Section 1190 of The Borough Code, Act of February 1, 1966, P.L. (1965) 1656, as amended, 53 P.S. §46190, which provides in part that a police officer may be…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Zeber AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Faust v. Police Civil Service Commission of Borough of State CollegeCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Gabauer v. Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
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- In re Appeal of Officer LeisCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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