Commonwealth Court Clarifies When Police Officer's Injury Became 'Permanent'

The Commonwealth Court on Friday ruled that a former police officer, who was honorably discharged after suffering a disabling knee injury while in the line of duty, qualified for a disability pension under a change in the law that took place six years after he was hurt. Although Jeffrey Wright's injury left him with physical limitations that he'll most likely have for the rest of his life, the court said he did not have a "permanent injury" for purposes of the Municipal Police Pension Law until there was an administrative adjudication that he was never going to be able to pe...