Board of Pensions & Retirement v. Einhorn

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

The Philadelphia Board of Pensions and Retirement (Board) appeals the Philadelphia County Com*230mon Pleas Court order reversing the Board’s denial of pensions benefits to Edgar R. Einhorn. We affirm.

Einhorn, while Deputy City Solicitor, suffered a heart attack following a heated settlement conference. He then applied for a service-connected disability pension pursuant to Section 206.1 of the City’s Retirement System Ordinance. At the hearing, the Board, in denying his application, prevented Einhorn from testifying, cross-examining witnesses, or submitting…