Legal Opinion
City of Philadelphia v. Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 5
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 29, 1999PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Judge.
The City of Philadelphia (City) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County that confirmed a grievance arbitration award of June 9, 1998 concerning the position of Staff Inspector in favor of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 5 (FOP) and dismissed the City’s petition to vacate the award. The City questions whether the Court of Common Pleas erred in applying “essence test” review rather than “narrow certiorari” review; whether the arbitrator’s decision to allow the FOP, over objection, to change the nature of the dispute exceeded her…
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