Legal Opinion · Dissent

Musheno v. Department of Public Welfare

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 8, 2003Published

1Dissent

DISSENTING OPINION BY

Senior Judge MIRARCHI.

I must respectfuhy dissent.

I would gladly join with the majority opinion had the facts shown or suggested that the Department issued to Petitioner a provisional certificate despite the fact that Petitioner was in full comphance with the Code and ah apphcable regulations. In such a case, there would arguably have been a violation of the Code and/or an abuse of the Department’s discretion, necessitating a remedy. When as here, however, the Department’s inspection detects violations of its regulations, it has grounds to deny the issuance of a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Colonial Gardens Nursing Home, Inc. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Shirley Burroughs v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Holmes Constant Care Center v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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