Case Name: 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
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1992-06-17
Citations: 531 Pa. 320
Docket Number: Appeal No. 57 W.D. Appeal Dkt.1990
Parties: 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.
Judges: Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 531
Pages: 320–321

Head Matter:
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.
Argued March 9, 1992.
Decided June 17, 1992.
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.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
Order of Commonwealth Court affirmed.
NIX, C.J., files a concurring opinion.
FLAHERTY and McDERMOTT, JJ., dissent.