Legal Opinion
Newcomer v. Civil Service Commission
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 18, 1986No. Appeal, 1046 C.D. 1985PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Doyle,
John A. Newcomer (Appellant) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County, Pennsylvania which dismissed his appeal from the decision of the Civil Service Commission of the Borough of Fairchance (Commission) affirming Appellants removal from the Fairchance Borough Police Department by the Borough Council.
On October 25, 1984, after completing his patrol duties at about 12:00 midnight, Appellant returned to the police office in the Borough Building. Shortly thereafter, Bill Price, a borough ambulance corps volunteer, approached Appellant with a can…
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