Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare v. School District

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

This is an appeal from an order of the Board of Arbitration of Claims (Board), now the Board of Claims, awarding a judgment of $464,076.75 in favor of the School District of Philadelphia (Claimant) and against the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW). We reverse.

*318Under date of April 1, 1970, Claimant and DPW entered into a contract under which Claimant agreed to provide day care services1 in exchange for reimbursement of 75 Percent of Claimant’s actual expenditures up to the limit of each major budget category specified in the contract. Under the contract…