Legal Opinion
RIZZO v. Schmanek
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 31, 1981No. Appeal, 1113 C.D. 1980PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Palladino,
This is an appeal by the Mayor and Police Commissioner of the City of Philadelphia (City) from an order making final a Decree Nisi in mandamus by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County compelling the City to restore Joseph Schmanek (Appellee) to the position of patrolman in the City’s police department. We affirm.
The facts in this case are undisputed. Appellee entered the civil service of the City on March 6, 1978, as a police patrolman and was laid off on August 14, 1978. He was recalled to his patrolman’s position on September 3, 1978, but, on September…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Callahan v. Pennsylvania State PoliceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Coleman v. Board of Education of School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Cooper v. City of GreensburgCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Wolkoff v. OwensCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Kleschick v. O'NEILLCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Cottone v. KulisCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Carino v. Board of CommissionersCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Township of Perkiomen v. MestCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Di Vito v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Germantown Business Ass'n v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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