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Cook v. Commonwealth

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 5, 1979No. Appeal, No. 1186 C.D. 1978PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Timothy M. Cook (Petitioner) brings this appeal from an order of the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation of the Department of Labor and Industry (BVR) denying him vocational rehabilitation assistance in the form of financial aid for tuition, room and board, and other related expenses incurred while he was enrolled in law school.1

*417Petitioner was born with hemophilia, a condition of the circulatory system characterized by delayed clotting of the blood and difficulty in controlling hemorrhage. As a result of hemorrhages during his growth years, Petitioner lost nearly all…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Florida Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. CalifanoDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 1978
  2. Scott v. ParhamDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1976
  3. Florida Department Of Health And Rehabilitative Services v. CalifanoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Indiana Department of Human Services v. FirthIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992
  2. Pa. Dept. of Lab. & I. v. Pa. Hum. Rel. Com.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Martin v. Commonwealth, Department of Labor & Industry, Bureau of Vocational RehabilitationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Miller v. Ohio Rehabilitation Services CommissionOhio Court of Appeals · 1993

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