Legal Opinion
Biles v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 17, 1979No. 58 C.D. 1978PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,
Petitioners, a class of people consisting of all full-time college or university students who were considered ineligible for General Assistance from January 1, 1978 to June 30, 1978 as a result of Act 14A, the Supplemental General Appropriations Act of 1977 which amended the General Appropriations Act of 1977, Act 11A, bring suit in an original action in this Court against the Department of Public Welfare (Department) asserting that Act 14A is violative of both the Pennsylvania and United States Constitutions. Petitioners’ motion for a summary judgment requests…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Idaho Department of Employment v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Com. ex rel. Greene v. GreggSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
3Cited by15 opinions
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- Franklin County Nursing Home v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Adams County v. Commonwealth, Department of Public WelfareSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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