Legal Opinion
McClelland v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 17, 1974No. Appeal, No. 1485 C.D. 1973PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
On Saturday, April 14, 1973, Secretary of Public Welfare, Helene Wohlgemuth, inspected the Polk State School and Hospital (Polk), a Commonwealth institution for the retarded which is administered by the Department of Public Welfare (DPW). Polk is a large institution, approximately seventy-five years old, with a rated capacity of 1,800 patients and a staff of 1,850 employees. At the time in question, it had a resident population of 2,800, of whom possibly two-thirds were severely or profoundly retarded, while the remainder were either border-line, mildly or moderately…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by22 opinions
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