Thomas F. Bennis, Roger J. MacLean v. Carson S. Gable, Joseph S. Daddona, City of Allentown

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · Decided 1987-07-30

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OPINION OF THE COURT ROSENN, Circuit Judge. This appeal raises a number of close questions growing out of the trial of a political patronage suit brought by the plaintiffs, two Allentown, Pennsylvania, policemen, against the Mayor, the Chief of Police, and the City of Allentown. Plaintiffs’ theory at trial was that the defendants had violated the plaintiffs…

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