Gallagher v. Civil Service Commission

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

The Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County affirmed a decision of the Civil Service Commission (Commission) of the City of Philadelphia (City) which restored Frank Gallagher (Appellant) to the Police Department (Department). Appellant was appointed to the Department in October of 1965. On December 8, 1970, he was arrested on one count of conspiracy and several counts of falsification stemming from charges of an alleged conspiracy to procure by illegal means driver’s licenses. He was tried and acquitted. Thereafter, the Police Inquiry Board conducted a…