Blake v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

This appeal comes to us from a denial by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County of a petition filed by George Blake (Appellant) to stay and set aside execution by the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) upon workmen’s compensation benefits paid pursuant to The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act. The benefits are currently held in escrow by the Appellant’s attorney, Erwin Miller, Esq., the garnishee below.

The Appellant sought public assistance in early 1976 while awaiting benefits under workmen’s compensation for an injury in the course of his employment…