Doyle v. City of Scranton

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

John J. Doyle began serving as a reserve patrolman in the Scranton Police Department on May 12, 1955 and he became a regular Policeman on October 1, 1961. In approving each of Doyle’s appointments, the Civil Service Commission waived the City’s maximum age requirement of 37 years, for Doyle was 48 years old at the time of his initial appointment in 1955. Doyle served continuously as a regular Policeman until February 22, 1973 by which time he had passed the age of 65, and his employment was then terminated pursuant to a City ordinance, enacted in 1968, which provided for…