Carr v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Williams, Jr.,

The petitioner, Woodrow Carr, appeals from the determination of the Department of Public Welfare that he was not entitled to a medical transportation allowance for a retroactive period in excess of 30 days.

In August, 1978, the petitioner and his wife were authorized to receive General Assistance. Beginning-on October 9, 1978, Mr. Carr began taking his wife to a hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for physical therapy treatments. This entailed a round-trip of about 64 miles from the Carr home in Cochranville, Chester County. On November 30,1978, during a…