Wood v. Griffith
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 355, Oct. T., 1916, by plaintiff, from decree of O. P. No. 4, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1916, No. 1506, dismissing bill in equity in case of George B. Wood v. Robert M. Griffith, William H.. Kreider and Nicholas Albrecht, Civil Service Commis- , sioners; William H. Wilson, Director of the Department of Public Safety; John M. Walton, City Controller; William McCoach, City Treasurer of the City of Philadelphia, and John T. Frawley.
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Appeal, No. 355, Oct. T., 1916, by plaintiff, from decree of O. P. No. 4, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1916, No. 1506, dismissing bill in equity in case of George B. Wood v. Robert M. Griffith, William H.. Kreider and Nicholas Albrecht, Civil Service Commis- , sioners; William H. Wilson, Director of the Department of Public Safety; John M. Walton, City Controller; William McCoach, City Treasurer of the City of Philadelphia, and John T. Frawley. Bill in equity for an injunction. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was decree dismissing bill.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Oblady, P. J.,
This is an appeal from the decree of the Court of Common Pleas in sustaining a demurrer, and dismissing the bill of complaint filed by a taxpayer against the Civil Service Commission, the Director of Public Safety, the City Controller, the City Treasurer, John T. Frawley, and the City of Philadelphia. From the facts stated in the bill, which are conceded to be true by the demurrer, it appears that on February 19, 1916, William H. Wilson, Director of the Department of Public Safety, notified one John T. Frawley, that “on the 24th day of February, 1916, you will be…
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