Dragan v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

This is an appeal from .an adjudication of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) affirming the decision of the Allegheny County Board of Assistance (Board) that Irene Dragan (petitioner) was ineligible for Emergency Assistance benefits.

The testimony tafeen at the hearing before the DPW’s hearing examiner revealed the following series of events. On or about August 27, 1977, the petitioner received a notice from her landlord that, due to the sale of the. house in which she lived, .she would have to vacate the premises within 30 days. She attempted to find a suitable place…