Jordan v. Kane

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Cohen,

Charles F. Jordan was an Allegheny County patrolman who, because of an infirmity arising out of the line of duty, applied for, and was assigned to, a position as inside policeman in accordance with the Act of July 28, 1953, P. L. 723, §1518(h). This section of the Act provided, inter alia, that in the event, “an outside policeman is found to be physically unfit to perform such duties due to an infirmity resulting from the performance of his duties as a policeman, . . . [he] shall be assigned to inside work as building policeman *3or other special duties without any…