Strat-O-Seal Manufacturing Co. v. Scott

The single limited issue in this case is whether strikers and their families may receive aid under the Public Assistance Code when the need for such aid arises solely and initially from participation in a strike arising out of a labor dispute. Such aid is now made available under the rules and regulations of the Department of Public Aid. The trial court found for the defendants and refused to enjoin the use of public funds for such payments. Plaintiff taxpayers appeal.

The controversy centers on the provisions of the Code that general assistance is available to “persons who for unavoidable…