1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Pa.Commw.
  4. 47 Pa.Commw.
  5. 47 Pa.Commw. 168 (1979)
 

SAVKO v. DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFARE

No. 1638 C.D. 1978.

47 Pa.Commw. 168 (1979)

Janice I. Savko, Petitioner v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare, Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

November 2, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry T. Ray, for appellant.

Catherine Stewart, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Argued September 13, 1979, before Judges MENCER, DiSALLE and MacPHAIL, sitting as a panel of three.

OPINION BY JUDGE DiSALLE, November 2, 1979:

Janice I. Savko (Claimant) appeals here from a decision of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) discontinuing her welfare benefits. For the reasons set out below, we affirm.

The issue here is whether federal workmen's compensation benefits being paid to a VISTA volunteer on account of a work-related injury are exempt income for purposes of determining eligibility for public assistance benefits. Claimant was injured...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases