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ROSSITER v. WHITPAIN TWP.

404 Pa. 201 (1961)

Rossiter, Appellant, v. Whitpain Township.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 23, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Caiola, for appellant.

Samuel L. Sagendorph, with him George C. Corson, Jr., and Wright, Mauck & Spencer, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, BOK and EAGEN, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, May 23, 1961:

The appellant, Louis F. Rossiter, was chief of police of Whitpain Township, a second class township in Montgomery County. While driving a police patrol car, he was involved in an accident of serious proportions. He met with the board of supervisors to discuss the incident and, following an investigation, he was demoted to patrolman. His request for a public hearing was ignored. His...

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