Legal Opinion
City of Philadelphia v. Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 5
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 20, 1990No. 954 C.D. 1989PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLINS, Judge.
The City of Philadelphia (City) appeals from an order of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (trial court) which vacated an arbitrator’s award and reinstated Thomas Murphy (Murphy) to his position as a Philadelphia Police Officer.
The origin of Murphy's suspension and dismissal arose out of an incident which occurred while off duty on March 6, 1987. On that date, Murphy entered the New Philly Tavern located at 2629 E. Lehigh Avenue with his gun exposed and confronted the owner, Christopher Tomczak. During an altercation which followed, Murphy’s gun discharged and the…
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