Gribney v. Council of Darby

Opinion by

Judge DiSalle,

On March 14, 1975, Richard Gibney (Appellee), a former police officer for the Borough of Darby (Appellant), brought suit in the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County against Appellant, claiming that he had suffered a permanent injury in the performance of his police duties. Following an adverse decision, from which no appeal was taken, Appellee filed an action in mandamus in the same Court, alleging that he had suffered a temporarily disabling injury and that Section 1 of the Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 477, as amended, 53 P.S. §637, entitled him to receive his full…