Legal Opinion
Adams County v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 11, 1982No. Original jurisdiction, No. 2116 C.D. 1980PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
J üdge Blatt,
Pennsylvania’s sixty-seven counties have brought this action, addressed to our original jurisdiction,1 against the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) and its Secretary, Helen B. O’Bannon (collectively, respondents) requesting that the respondents be enjoined from reducing Commonwealth reimbursements to the petitioners for the fiscal year 1980 for child welfare services. The petitioners also challenge the constitutionality of certain “non-fiscal” provisions of the General Appropriations Act of 1980, Act of June 18, 1980, P.L. 1391 (Act 17-A). The parties have filed cross…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Masland v. BachmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Shapp v. SloanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- City of Philadelphia v. ShappCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Biles v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Philadelphia County Intermediate Unit No. 26 v. Commonwealth, Department of EducationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Peters Township School Authority v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Fiore v. Commonwealth, Department of Environmental ResourcesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Adams County v. Commonwealth, Department of Public WelfareSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983