COM., DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFARE v. PORTNOY


531 Pa. 320 (1992)

612 A.2d 1349

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, Appellant, v. Irving PORTNOY, Esq.; John Quinn, Esq.; Evans, Rosen, Portnoy, Quinn and Donohue, a law firm and partnership.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 17, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason W. Manne, Asst. Counsel, Dept. of Public Welfare, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

William R. Caroselli, Caroselli, Spagnoli & Beachler, Pittsburgh, for appellees.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.


ORDER

PER CURIAM:

Order of Commonwealth Court affirmed.

NIX, C.J., files a concurring opinion.

FLAHERTY and McDERMOTT, JJ., dissent.

NIX, Chief Justice, concurring.

I reluctantly concur in the affirmance of the Commonwealth Court's order affirming the dismissal of the complaint of appellant's suit against appellee attorneys, in light of our per curiam affirmance in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare...

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