Legal Opinion
Alexander v. Dept. of Public Welfare
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 24, 1991No. 1033 C.D. 1990PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAIG, President Judge.
Linda Alexander (patient) and her parents, Francis and Mary Alexander, appeal an order by Judge Kopriva of the Court of Common Pleas of Blair County granting a motion for judgment on the pleadings in favor of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) and the Altoona Center School and Hospital (ACSH) (collectively referred to as the Commonwealth) and dismissing the Alexanders’ motion for summary judgment.
On the evening of April 20, 1985, an unknown criminal abducted the patient from her room on the fourth floor of the ACSH, a DPW-operated state residential facility housing…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mascaro v. Youth Study CenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Snyder v. HarmonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Moore v. PA. DEPT. OF JUSTICECommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Mistecka v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Chevalier v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Williams v. Philadelphia Housing AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Battle v. Philadelphia Housing AuthoritySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Moser v. HeistandCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Dashner v. Hamburg Center of the Department of Public Welfare, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Berks County2003
- Delgado v. Department of Public Welfare, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County1991
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