Foley v. Civil Service Commission

Opinion by

Judge Mencsee,

William J. Foley (appellant) has appealed from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which affirmed the decision of the Civil Service Commission of the City of Philadelphia (Commission) dismissing appellant for conduct unbecoming a police officer.

The record indicates that, on July 31, 1976, appellant went on a group bus trip to New York sponsored by a local Philadelphia tavern, for the purpose of seeing a baseball game. By the time the bus arrived back in Philadelphia that evening, appellant, by his own admission, had consumed over 20 cans of…