Legal Opinion
Bardo v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 27, 1979No. Appeal, No. 1784 C.D. 1976PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
The appellant, Edna Bardo, appeals from an order of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) -which denied her application for emergency assistance. She is a recipient of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) for herself and her minor children, and the mobile home which she was renting was totally destroyed by a windstorm. Upon request to the County Board of Assistance, she was denied funds on the basis that no “civil disorder emergency” has been declared, and this decision was affirmed after a fair hearing was held by the DPW Hearing Officer. This…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Jordan v. WeaverCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
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