Philadelphia Civil Service Commission v. Owens

Opinion by

Senior Judge Barbieri,

The Philadelphia Civil Service Commission (Commission) appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which reversed the order of the Commission dismissing William Owens (Owens) from his position as a civilian tow truck operator with the Philadelphia Police Department. We affirm the trial court.

Owens had been employed by the Philadelphia Police Department as a civilian tow truck operator since November of 1959. On the night of March 31, 1984, Owens was off-duty and at his home. At 2:30 a.m. he saw a man going down his street trying the…