Commonwealth v. Groller

Henninger, J.,

The Commonwealth “by and through John E. Hartzell, representative of the Department of Justice of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania”, brought this action in assumpsit to recover from defendant $2,380.02 for the amount expended by the Commonwealth from December 7,1932, to July 31, .1940, for the support of defendant’s husband, Prank Groller, a patient at Allentown State Hospital, which defendant has neglected and refused to pay after demand. The statement of claim contains no further averments of fact.

Defendant filed an affidavit of defense raising these questions of law: (1) No…