ADAMS CTY. v. COM., DEPT. OF PUB. WELFARE


502 Pa. 47 (1983)

463 A.2d 1002

ADAMS COUNTY, et al. v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 1, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LeRoy S. Zimmerman, Atty. Gen., Robert B. Hoffman, Allen C. Warshaw, Deputy Attys. Gen., for appellants.

Theodore A. Adler, Camp Hill, for appellees.

Before ROBERTS, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT and ZAPPALA, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a final decree of the Commonwealth Court which, on cross-motions for summary judgment, directed appellants, the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) and its Secretary, to submit a request to the General Assembly for an appropriation of State funds to supplement appropriations of $88.245 million and $4 million made during fiscal year 1980 to DPW for child welfare programs. The amount which...

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