McKay-Smith v. Philadelphia
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 274 and 284, Oct. T., 1912, by plaintiff and defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., March T., 1908, No. 2,920, on bill in equity in case of Alexander Mackay-Smith and Charles C. Binney v. City of Philadelphia, John M. Walton, Controller of the County of Philadelphia, and Thomas Nihill. Bill in equity for an injunction and to declare the appointment of a policeman invalid.
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Appeals, Nos. 274 and 284, Oct. T., 1912, by plaintiff and defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., March T., 1908, No. 2,920, on bill in equity in case of Alexander Mackay-Smith and Charles C. Binney v. City of Philadelphia, John M. Walton, Controller of the County of Philadelphia, and Thomas Nihill. Bill in equity for an injunction and to declare the appointment of a policeman invalid. Before Sulzberger, P. J. The facts appear in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned in each appeal was the decree of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
The plaintiffs, as taxpayers, brought this bill against the city of Philadelphia to restrain it from paying to Thomas Nihill for his services as patrolman of said city, and against John M. Walton, controller of the county of Philadelphia, to restrain him from countersigning warrants for the payment of salary of the said Nihill, and against Thomas Nihill to restrain him from collecting such salary. The bill averred that at a competitive examination held by the Civil Service Commission of the city of Philadelphia, in July, 1907, in order to create an eligible list or…
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