Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2001

P.R. v. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare

P.R. v. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided March 14, 2001
769 A.2d 1116 (Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)

P.R. v. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM:

AND NOW, this 14th day of March, 2001, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED to consider the following question:

Whether the Commonwealth Court erred in overruling its decision in J.H. v. Department of Public Welfare, 73 Pa.Commw. 369, 457 A.2d 1346 (1983), and holding that, to be considered child abuse under the Child Protective Services Law, 23 Pa.C.S. § 6301 et seq., the specific injury suffered must not only be foreseeable, but must also occur with design or intent?

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