City of Philadelphia v. Civil Service Commission of Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
City of Philadelphia v. Civil Service Commission of Philadelphia, 740 A.2d 1141 (Pa. 1999)
City of Philadelphia v. Civil Service Commission of Philadelphia
Opinion of the Court
AND NOW, this 1st day of December 1999, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is granted limited to the following issues:
a. Whether the Commonwealth Court’s decision conflicts with prior decisions of this Court and the Commonwealth Court regarding the burden of proving an abnormal working condition in a case seeking benefits for a work-related psychiatric injury.
b. Whether the Commonwealth Court’s decision improperly expands the definition of abnormal working condition in the case of a police officer seeking benefits for psychiatric injury resulting from an armed confrontation with a criminal suspect.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- CITY OF PHILADELPHIA v. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF CITY OF PHILADELPHIA and Howard Ryder
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- 2 cases
- Status
- Published