OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, December 5, 1974:
For more than 20 years, the Commonwealth has, pursuant to a 1954 court order, defrayed the costs of care of Alfred Downing, an incompetent committed to Farview State Hospital. The Commonwealth seeks to recover from the incompetent's estate the cost of his maintenance since his commitment. The orphans' court of Westmoreland County denied the Commonwealth's claim. The Commonwealth appealed.
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Let's get started
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.