Aiello v. Commissioner of Public Welfare

These petitions, consolidated for trial, were brought pursuant to G. L. c. 30A, § 14, seeking review of the decisions of the Department of Public Welfare (department) denying the petitioners’ claims, under G. L. c. 118 and c. 118D respectively, 2 for counsel fees incurred by them in prosecuting appeals before the department. The trial judge made "Findings of Fact, Rulings of Law and Orders for Decrees.” Final decrees were entered which "set aside” the decisions of the department and ordered that the department in each case "enter a decision that . . . [the petitioner] is entitled to payment…