Township of Aston v. Morey

Opinion by

Judge Barry,

The Township of Aston (Township) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County which reversed a decision of the Aston Township Civil Service Commission (Commission) suspending appellee, Detective David Morey.

According to the Commission’s findings, a disagreement arose between Detective Morey and James McCarthy, Chief of Police of Aston Township, over the disposition of a criminal case. Between April 5, 1983 and April 20,1983, Chief McCarthy and Detective Morey exchanged numerous memos and discussed the case on several occasions. On April 20, 1983,…