Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Maurer v. O'Neill.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 24, 1951No. Appeal, 79PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Drew,
This complaint in qno warranto challenges the constitutionality of the Veterans Preference Act of May 22, 1945, P. L. 837, as amended. The court below upheld the constitutionality of the act and dismissed the complaint.
The facts are undisputed and may be stated briefly. George Braden and the defendants all took a civil service examination in 1949 for promotion to Captain of the Fire Bureau of the City of Philadelphia. On December 30th of that year the list of those eligible for promotion was published and included both Braden and the defendants. Braden, a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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3Cited by38 opinions
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