City of Philadelphia v. Fraternal Order of Police

768 A.2d 291 (2001)

CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Appellant,

v.

FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, LODGE NO. 5, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued October 16, 2000.

Decided March 22, 2001.

Stephanie L. Franklin-Suber, Stephen E. Atkins, Anne Barden, Mark J. Foley and Andrew J. Rolfes, Philadelphia, for City of Philadelphia.

Thomas H. Kohn, Philadelphia, Thomas W. Jennings and Richard C. McNeill, Philadelphia, for Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5.

Before FLAHERTY C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

We granted allocatur in this matter in order to…