Commonwealth Ex Rel. Siani v. City of Wilkes-Barre

Opinion by

Reno, J.,

Appellants instituted mandamus to compel the City of Wilkes-Barre and the members of its council to re instate them as active members of the paid fire department, and for the payment of their bi-weekly salaries of $109.58. The defendants filed an unverified pleading captioned “Preliminary Objection to Complaint” which in its text is actually a motion for a “Rule on the plaintiffs above-named to show cause why judgment should not be entered for the defendants because the Complaint filed- by the above-named plaintiffs did not state a cause of action.” This seems to have been…