McMullan v. Secretary of Welfare

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson,

This is an appeal under the “right-to-know” statute, Act of June 21, 1957, P. L. 390, 65 P.S. §66.1 et seq., from the refusal of the Secretary of Welfare to permit plaintiffs to have access to “welfare lists” during regular business hours and to make copies of portions thereof at their expense. The letter of appellant, John Mc-Mullan, making the request, and the reply of the Secretary, make it clear that there were many conferences between the parties involved and their legal counsel which identified to everyone just what information it was that plaintiffs included…