Legal Opinion
Indiana Department of Public Welfare v. DeVoux
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided July 25, 1974No. 2-573A123PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, P.J.
This appeal is from a judgment of Marion County Superior Court, Room 6, reversing appellant’s (State *42Department) decision which denied disability benefits to appellee (DeVoux).2
Accepting the factual background most favorable to appellee, we note that DeVoux, age twenty-five, suffers from paralytic poliomyelitis which struck him at age two. DeVoux, for the most part, is confined to a wheelchair during his waking hours.
In December 1969, appellee applied to the Marion County Welfare Department (County Department) for Aid to the Totally and Permanently Disabled. Pursuant to State regulations,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Townsend v. SwankSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Carleson v. RemillardSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- May L. Hayes v. John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Uhlir v. RitzIndiana Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Jessie Lee Smith v. Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission v. McShaneIndiana Court of Appeals · 1976
- Bolerjack v. ForsytheIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
- Natural Resources Commission of Department of Natural Resources v. SullivanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
- Indiana Department of Public Welfare v. Crescent Manor, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1981
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