Legal Opinion
Jones v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 10, 1980No. Appeal, No. 2765 C.D. 1978PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Rogers,
Joyce L. Jones has appealed from order of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) affirming a decision of the Lycoming County Board of Assistance (CBA) increasing the amount that Ms. Jones must pay for food stamps. We affirm.
Ms. Jones, a public assistance recipient, is a student at Lycoming College. She receives various forms of student aid to enable her to meet her college expenses. One such form of aid is an $80 per semester college bookstore credit provided by the Bureau of Yocational Rehabilitation (BYR) for the 1978-79 school year. The bookstore credit…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Louise Compton v. The Tennessee Department of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Dean v. ButzDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1977
- Lakeside v. Public Welfare DivisionCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1975
3Cited by1 opinion
- Walker v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981