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Pennsylvania State Education Ass'n v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 12, 1982No. Original jurisdiction, No. 2519 C.D. 1981PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Before us1 are the preliminary objections of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) and Luzerne County Child and Youth Services (Respondents) in the nature of a demurrer2 to an amended petition for review filed by the Pennsylvania State Education Association and Edward Miscavage (Petitioners).

The factual background of this case relates to a report of suspected child abuse filed against Petitioner Miscavage, a public school teacher, in September of 1980, pursuant to the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law (CPSL), Act of November 26, 1975, P.L. 438, as…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Clevenstein v. RizzutoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. Glaser v. MariettaDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
  3. Axtell Ex Rel. Axtell v. LaPennaDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
  4. Burgerhoff v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania State PoliceCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Clough v. Tax Review BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. D.R., a Minor Child, by Her Parent and Natural Guardian, L.R., and L.R., Individually and in Her Own Right, No. 91-1136 v. Middle Bucks Area Vocational Technical School, William Goode, James C. Bazzel, Martha Richino, Susan Peters, Bucks County Intermediate Unit No. 22, Christina Tuttle, Penn Ridge School District, Charles Fambro, Fred Freeman, James A. Gallagher, Brian Miller, Marc R. Ratcliffe, James M. Sperling, Lester Sutphin. L.H., Bucks County, Pennsylvania, No. 91-1137 v. Middle Bucks Area Vocational Technical School, and William Goode and James C. Bazzel and Martha Richino and Susan Peters and James A. Gallagher and Brian Miller and Marc R. Ratcliffe and James M. Sperling and Lester SutphinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
  2. Home for Crippled Children v. Prudential InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Moyer v. Berks County Board of Assessment AppealsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. Stoneking v. Bradford Area School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
  5. Commonwealth v. GerstnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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