City of Philadelphia v. Evans

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Joseph L. Evans (claimant) was a police officer for the City of Philadelphia (City) on October 17, 1969, when he became involved in a foot pursuit of two suspects. He chased them into a subway entrance, slipped on the steps, fell and injured his back. Since then he has served only one full day on regular active duty, but he has been able to perform limited duty since November 19, 1970.

*3Tlie claimant sought disability benefits pursuant to Regulation 32 of the City Civil Service Commission (Commission) which were denied following administrative review by the police…