Thomas v. Sipprell

This article 78 proceeding seeks to compel the County Commissioner of Social Services to issue a grant for essential furnishings pursuant to 18 NYCRR 372.2 (a) and section 350-j of the Social Services Law.

The petition alleges that petitioner is the mother of four infant children, has been abandoned by her husband and receives *88public assistance in the category of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and has no other income or source of support. It is further alleged that on October 18, 1971 the petitioner and her four children left their residence to stay with a relative overnight…