Hollinger v. Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth

Opinion by

President Judge Bowman,

Before us are preliminary objections by defendants to plaintiffs’ complaints in equity in two closely related cases which we will dispose of in one opinion.

In each case defendants assert a want of jurisdiction in equity because plaintiffs in each case enjoy an adequate remedy at law. Within the context of resolving this issue we accept as true all well-pleaded averments of fact in the respective plaintiffs’ complaints. Bruhin v. Commonwealth, 14 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 300, 320 A.2d 907 (1974). Additionally, a partial stipulation of facts was filed in each case…