Branchick v. Commonwealth, Department of Labor & Industry

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

On February 14, 1980, the appellant, Daniel E. Branchick, filed a complaint in mandamus alleging that he had been wrongfully discharged from his position of employment in the Commonwealth’s Department of Labor and Industry. *282Commonwealth Court treated the complaint as a petition for review,1 and, following an evidentiary hearing, dismissed the petition.2 The instant appeal ensued.2*

Appellant was first employed by the Commonwealth in 1971 as a supervisor for the State Tax Equalization Board, and, in 1975, was promoted to the position of Administrative…