Kohn v. Philadelphia

Opinion by

Baudrige, J.,

Plaintiff, Dr. William B. Kohn, a veterinarian, on March 6, 1936, was duly appointed an inspector in the Food Division in the Bureau of Health of the City of Philadelphia. He brought an action in assumpsit to recover his salary from August 28, 1942, when he received notice of his discharge from Dr. Owen, the Director of Public Health, to March 20, 1943, the date he resigned following the Civil 'Service Commission’s dismissal of the charges filed against him of insubordination, disrespect, and unbecoming conduct.

President Judge Finietter, sitting without a jury, found…