Truitt v. Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 18, Jan. T., 1908, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1907, No. 4,709, awarding mandamus in case of Harry W. Truitt v. City of Philadelphia, John E. Rey burn, Mayor, and Henry Clay, Director of Public Safety. Petition for mandamus. Demurrer to answer; The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was in sustaining the demurrer to the answer.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
In August, 1905, Harry W. Truitt, the plaintiff, passed a successful examination before the civil service commission of the city of Philadelphia for appointment to the position of *335superintendent of squares in the city, and on the eighteenth of that month was placed on the eligible list for appointment to the position. In October of the same year he was appointed to the office of superintendent of squares by the director of the department of public safety, and was assigned to duty as superintendent of Rittenhouse square. He continued to perform the duties of…
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