Daly v. Hemphill

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

Appellee, John F. Daly, was appointed Chitef Magistrate of the City of Philadelphia by the Governor on *266February 11, 1963.1 Shortly thereafter, Chief Magistrate Daly removed thirteen employees who had served the magistrates’ courts in various capacities.2 In addition, he appointed appellee Reese as a bailiff in the divisional police court and appellee Dougherty as a writ server in Traffic Court. The Chief Magistrate notified appellants, the city’s auditing and disbursing officers, of the dismissals and appointments, and requested that only payroll vouchers…