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BROOKMAN ET AL. v. JOHNS ET AL.

No. 906 C.D. 1978.

45 Pa.Commw. 629 (1979)

Walter Linn Brookman and Daniel E. Morris, for themselves and all others similarly situated, Appellants v. Michael Johns, Suzanne Gomez and Leo Trich, Appellees.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

September 13, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Regis J. McNally, for appellants.

William A. Mitchell, with him Hanna, Mitchell & Mitchell, for appellees.

Argued May 7, 1979, before Judges CRUMLISH, JR., MENCER and ROGERS, sitting as a panel of three.

OPINION BY JUDGE MENCER, September 13, 1979:

This appeal presents to us a single issue which can be succinctly stated: Can a third class city reduce the number of firemen for economy reasons without enacting an ordinance to provide for such reduction?

On March 13, 1978, the Washington City Council voted to lay off, for economy reasons, three men within the fire department, and, on March 27, 1978, the employment of three firemen was terminated. There is no...

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