Gallagher v. SPRING. TWP. BD. OF COM.

438 Pa. 280 (1970)

Gallagher, Appellant,

v.

Springfield Township Board of Commissioners.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued November 18, 1969.

April 22, 1970.

Before BELL, C.J., JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ.

Joseph P. Mylotte and Stephen J. McEwen, Jr., with them McEwen & McEwen, for appellant.

Howard Saul Marcu, for appellee.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE POMEROY, April 22, 1970:

Appellant John F. Gallagher sought a writ of mandamus to compel appellees, the Springfield Township Board of Commissioners, to permit him to serve in the position of Township patrolman to which he had been…