Chudd v. City of Philadelphia

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Abraham Pilzer, by his executrix,1 appeals from a Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas order dismissing his petition for review as untimely filed.2 That petition had challenged the Philadelphia Pensions and Retirement Board’s refusal to adjust the final salary figure upon which the board calculated Mr. Pilzer’s disability pension. We vacate and remand.

*611Mr. Pilzer was the executive director of the board until January 31, 1978, the effective date of his retirement. Later that year, in December of 1978, the board awarded him a service-connected disability pension retroactive…