Allegheny County Detectives Ass'n v. Allegheny County

OPINION BY

JUDGE COHN.

The instant case arises from an order issued by the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (trial court), denying the declaratory judgment relief requested by the Allegheny County Detectives Association (Association).1 The Association appeals this decision. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court’s decision.

On October 5, 1998, the Association initiated this action asking the trial court to declare its detectives to be members of the police force. This relief was sought following the Allegheny County Retirement Board’s (Retirement Board) stated intention to…