Legal Opinion
Boughter v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 22, 1980No. Appeal, No. 1102 C.D. 1979PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,
This is an appeal from an order of the Hearing and Appeals Unit of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) affirming the recommendation of the hearing examiner which upheld the Youth Development Center’s (YDC) decision to discontinue petitioner’s Act 5341 benefits. Act 534 provides, inter alia, that any employe of a YDC under the DPW *523“who is injured during the course of his employment by an act of any inmate or any person confined in such institution . . . shall be paid, by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, his full salary, until the disability arising therefrom…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Department of Department of State, Commission of Professional & Occupational Affairs v. BewleyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Palmer v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Heffer v. GAF Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Lewis v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Kania v. Ebensburg State School & HospitalCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Chapman v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Kundrat v. Commonwealth, State Dental Council & Examining BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Novak v. PA. INSURANCE DEPT.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Seybold v. Commonwealth, Department of General ServicesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Wertz v. Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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