Middlesex Hospital v. Town of Hamden

The defendant1 department of income maintenance (department) appeals from the judgment of the trial court reversing the department’s decision upholding the denial by the town of Hamden of general assistance medical aid (GAMA) to a patient, Mary Landino. Since we conclude that we cannot afford practical relief to the department, we dismiss the case as moot.2

The following facts were found by the trial court. Mary Landino was a resident of the town of Hamden but lived at Barbara’s Rest Home in East Hampton. On November 20,1990, Landino was admitted to the plaintiff hospital. At that time,…