Schauer v. Whitehall Borough

Opinion

per Curiam,

This appeal is from the order of the court below compelling the Borough of Whitehall, to restore appellee Schauer to the office of chief of police.

Willard Schauer was appointed chief of police of Whitehall in 1953. In 1959 he was discharged by the borough council. This Court, affirming a determination of the County Court of Allegheny County that Schauer’s dismissal had been improper, ordered his reinstatement. Schauer Dismissal Case, 401 Pa. 486, 165 A. 2d 26 (1960). While the appeal from Schauer’s dismissal was pending in the county court, the borough council passed an…