Legal Opinion
Mooney v. Pickett
California Supreme Court
Decided April 28, 1971No. S.F. 22788PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TOBRINER, J.
Petitioner John Mooney, for himself and others similarly situated, seeks mandamus to compel the Department of Public Health and Welfare of the County of San Mateo, the director of the department, 1 and its superintendent of the social services division, to grant him General Assistance welfare payments. Respondents, in refusing petitioner General Assistance, rely on county regulation GA-08 [the so-called “employable single man” rule] which denies non-emergency General Assistance to employable single men. We hold that this rule does not conform to the mandate of Welfare and…
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