Legal Opinion
Action Coalition of Elders v. Allegheny County Institution District
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 20, 1979No. Appeal, No. 735 C.D. 1978PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
President Judge Bowman,
Although the procedural background of the instant case has been rather complex, the issue presently be*358fore us on appeal is a narrow one: Is the Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (DPW), joined as third-party respondent below, an indispensable party to these proceedings or is DPW a necessary party? We have concluded that DPW is a necessary party and shall, therefore, affirm the lower court.
This litigation was commenced on May 13, 1977, when appellee, Action Coalition of Elders, a nonprofit corporation organized to advance the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Powell v. ShepardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Keitt v. RossCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Township of Pleasant v. Erie Insurance ExchangeCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- County of Allegheny v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Troiani Bros. v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
3Cited by5 opinions
- Action Coalition of Elders v. Allegheny County Institution DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Pennsylvania Assigned Claims Plan v. Insurance Commission of The CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Bronstein v. SheppardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Action Coalition of Elders v. Allegheny County Institution DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Engel v. Chester County, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Chester County1981