Higgins v. Lower Merion Township

OPINION BY

Judge PELLEGRINI.

Frank Higgins, David Snyder and the Lower Merion Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 28 (collectively, Officers) appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County (trial court) denying the Officers’ petition for review seeking to rescind promotions made by Lower Merion Township (Township) of officers who scored lower than the Officers on competitive examinations for promotion within the police force. We affirm.

The parties have stipulated to the facts of this case. In early 2009, the Township undertook a promotion testing process to promote persons…