PennDPW v. WARD et al.

No. 11 T.D. 1986.

108 Pa.Commw. 572 (1987)

530 A.2d 145

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Public Assistance, Now Known as Department of Public Welfare, Appellant v. Linda D. Ward; Patricia L. Smith, Terre Tenant; Clyde Hoffman, Terre Tenant; Helen Hoffman, Terre Tenant, Appellees.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

August 21, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger T. Margolis, for appellant.

George R. Zaiser, Dale, Woodward, Montgomery & White, for appellees.

Submitted on briefs October 8, 1986 to President Judge CRUMLISH, JR., and Judges CRAIG, MacPHAIL, DOYLE, BARRY, COLINS and PALLADINO.


OPINION BY JUDGE PALLADINO, August 21, 1987:

This is an appeal by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Venango County (trial court) which granted a Petition to Strike Off Judgment and/or Suggestion of Nonpayment filed by Patricia L. Smith, Clyde Hoffman and Helen M. Hoffman (Appellees) and ordered DPW to pay reasonable counsel fees to Appellees' attorney. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.

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