County of Allegheny v. Com. Dept. of Public Welfare

Full title: COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, a Political Subdivision of the Commonwealth of…

Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Apr 15, 1981

427 A.2d 649 (Pa. 1981)

427 A.2d 649

Opinion

Submitted March 2, 1981.

Decided April 15, 1981.

Appeal from the Commonwealth Court at No. 2194 CD 1978; James C. Crumlish, Jr., Judge.

James H. McLean, County Sol., Loraine S. Tabakin, Asst. County Sol., Pittsburgh, for appellant in No. 161.

Alfred W. Crump, Jr., County Sol., Reading, for appellant in No. 169.

Robert L. Knupp, Asst. County Sol., Harrisburg, for appellant in No. 170.

Alan J. Davis, City Sol., Pauline Cohen, Chief Asst. City Sol., Philadelphia, for appellant in No. 171.

John R. White, County Sol., Gettysburg, for appellant in No. 172.

Paula D. Francisco, West Chester, for appellant in No. 173.

Alex L. Bensinger, County Sol., Stroudsburg, for appellant in No. 174.

Prince Altee Thomas, Deputy Atty. Gen., for appellees.

H. Reginald Belden, Jr., Greensburg, for Pa. State Association of County Commissioners, amicus curiae.

Before O'BRIEN, C. J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFFMAN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

The Order of the Commonwealth Court, 53 Pa. Commw. 318, 416 A.2d 1175, is affirmed.