Detoro v. Pittston

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Parker,

Albert Detoro, claiming the rights of a civil service employee, sought by writ of mandamus to compel his reinstatement as a policeman in the third class city of Pittston, from which position he had been discharged, without hearing, by resolution of city council. Defendants- denied that plaintiff had acquired the status of a civil service employee. The court below directed a verdict for Detoro, finding that he was entitled to be reinstated and to receive $1,999.75, for loss of wages. A motion for a new trial was refused, the Superior Court affirmed the judgment,…