Meehan v. Philadelphia

Opinion by

Woodside, J.,

Philip A. Meehan, a Philadelphia policeman, was incapacitated by injuries received on August 26, 1951, when on duty in a patrol car which collided with an automobile driven by Lester Beckman.

Our present problem is whether the City of Philadelphia is to receive credit, on a workmen’s compensation judgment, for the sum the policeman received when he settled a trespass action against Beckman.

When a policeman is injured in the performance of his duties and temporarily incapacitated, the Act of June 28, 1935, P. L. 477, 53 PS §637 requires the city • to pay his full rate of…