Wood v. Baggiano

Although I agree that final rulings of a state agency must be reviewed with a presumption of correctness, in the absence of contrary statutory language, I must respectfully dissent in this instance.

This case involves a determination of eligibility for Medicaid benefits. At a hearing November 9, 1984, an Alabama Medicaid Agency hearing officer established that on March 22, 1984, Jewel Wood, the appellant, deeded her home, worth $19,-900.00, to her son in exchange for which he promised to sell the property and apply the proceeds to the construction of a new house. He promised that he and his…