Hand v. State Dept. of Human Resources

This is an appeal from an administrative decision of the Department of Human Resources (agency).

The appellant's motor home was damaged by a hurricane, and he applied for federal disaster relief with the agency. The agency denied relief in a written administrative decision that was mailed to the appellant, together with a copy of the agency's regulation regarding the method of appealing from that decision. The appellant timely filed his notice of appeal with the circuit court pursuant to the method of appeal set out in that regulation.

The agency moved to dismiss the case on the ground that the…