Oswald v. CITY OF ALLENTOWN

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

Donald G. Oswald (Appellant) appeals an order of the common pleas court upholding his dismissal from the Allentown Police Force. The City of Allentown (City) seeks to sustain that determination.

The facts are as follows. In May or June of 1975, Appellant, while in uniform and driving a marked police vehicle, visited the manager of the Twin Village Apartments. According to the testimony adduced before the court below, Appellant stated, “I heard you have been having a lot of problems in the project.” When the manager replied in the affirmative, Appellant responded,…