Baumes v. Lavine

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered November 19, 1973 in Albany 'County, which granted petitioners’ application, in a proceeding pursuant to article 78 of the 'CPLR, holding that the proeéeding was a valid class action declaring the limitations of assistance contained in 18 NYCRR 372.2 (b) and (c) null and void and ordering appellant Fahey to process all requests to petitioners for all essential furniture pursuant to section 350-j of the ¡Social Services Law.

Petitioners, all recipients of public assistance in the Federal category of Aid to…