Egan v. City of Philadelphia

Opinion by

Cunningham, J.,

The questions involved upon this appeal may be thus stated: (1) Has the director of the department of public safety of the City of Philadelphia, appellant herein, any power to suspend a patrolman employed in the bureau of police, except as a preliminary step to filing written charges with the civil service commission as a basis for his removal or discharge, and (2) Even if the director, acting independently of the civil service commission, has inherent power to suspend a patrolman for just cause, may he lawfully suspend him for more than thirty days?

The disposition of…