Strathen v. Borough of Etna

KELTON, Senior Judge.

In this action against the Borough of Etna (the Borough), Melvin Strathen and Edward Winschel (Appellants and furloughed officers) appeal the orders of the Honorable I. Martin Wekselman of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court), refusing mandamus relief and denying Appellants’ post-trial motion for judgment N.O.V.1 We affirm.

Acting under the civil service provisions of The Borough Code (Code)2 and under what the trial court found to be valid economic reasons, the Borough furloughed three full-time police officers and replaced them with four part-time…