City Firefighters' Ass'n v. City of Philadelphia

Opinion by President

Judge Crum'Lish, Jr.,

The City Firefighters’ Association of Philadelphia1 appeals a Philadelphia Common Pleas Court decision which sustained the preliminary objections of the City of Philadelphia and its officers.2 We affirm.

In March of 1980 the City laid off 256 members of the Philadelphia Fire Department due to an impending fiscal crisis. The Firefighters assert, based on certain provisions of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, that these layoffs are illegal and were not made in good faith.

The Home Rule Charter provides in pertinent part:

Section 4-100 Chief Executive…