Williams v. Civil Service Commission

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Jones,

This case involves the dismissal of appellant, Alfred B. Williams, as a Youth Development Counselor at Youth Forestry Camp No. 3 in Huntingdon County. *472An appeal was taken from the order of the Civil Service Commission upholding the removal action of appellant ’s employer, the Department of Public Welfare. In affirming the Civil Service Commission’s order, the Commonwealth Court held that the Commission had before it sufficient evidence to find appellant “grossly negligent” in the performance of his employment duties. We granted allocatur and this appeal…