O'NEILL v. Borough of Yardley

OPINION

BARRY, Judge.

Appellant, James O’Neill, applied, for the position of chief of police of the Borough of Yardley, the appellee. O’Neill is currently a sergeant with the Yardley police force. O’Neill was interviewed by the borough’s civil service commission, which issued a letter approving his elevation to chief of police. Subsequently, the borough council refused to appoint O’Neill to the position. O’Neill brought an action in mandamus in the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County to compel the borough to appoint him as chief of police. The trial court sustained the borough’s preliminary…