Township of Upper Moreland v. Mallon

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

This is an appeal by the Board of Commissioners of Upper Moreland Township of an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County which affirmed in part and reversed in part a decision of the Civil Service Commission of the Township. The Commission had sustained the Township Board of Commis*620sioners’ decision to dismiss one officer, suspend and demote another, while modifying the suspension period meted out to a third officer.

The charges brought by the Board of Commissioners against all three officers stem from a series of events occurring on the night of…