Packler v. State Employes' Retirement Board

OPINION OF THE COURT

MANDERINO, Justice.

Appellant, Louis Packler, was a member of the Pennsylvania State Police from 1936 until his retirement in 1973. Prior to 1936 he served four years with the Pennsylvania National Guard. Appellee, the State Employees’ Retirement Board, in calculating appellant’s years of service for retirement purposes, did not include his four years of service with the Pennsylvania National Guard. Appellant filed a complaint in the Commonwealth Court seeking a writ of mandamus directing the Board to include these four years in computing his years of service. The Board…