Schultz v. City of Philadelphia
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
BECK, Judge:
In this appeal, three retired Philadelphia police officers, Howard Schultz, Robert P. Kopsitz and Charles Dittmer, are appealing from the lower court’s sustaining of Preliminary Objections by appellee, the City of Philadelphia, to the suit in assumpsit brought by the officers against the city.
Initially we note that an order sustaining Preliminary Objections is a final order and appealable under 42 Pa.C.S. § 742, so that jurisdiction of this Court is established on these grounds. Nevertheless, 42 Pa.C.S. 762(a)(4) confers exclusive appellate jurisdiction in the Commonwealth Court…
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