Flint v. Commissioner of Public Welfare

The plaintiffs appeal, pursuant to G. L. c. 30A, § 15 (1990 ed.), from decisions of a Superior Court judge allowing the defendant’s motion for summary judgment, and denying the plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. We transferred the matter here on our own motion. Although several issues were properly decided in the defendant’s favor, statutory changes have rendered the request for declaratory relief moot. We therefore aErm in part and vacate in part the judgment for the defendant.

Francis Flint and Theresa Hesse are severely disabled children who applied for benefits under the Kaileigh…