Legal Opinion
Wasservogel v. Blum
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 29, 1981PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Meyer, J.
A Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment to which a home relief recipient would be entitled were the payment not being withheld by the Federal Government to recoup overpayment made because of its error is not available to, or being received by, the home relief recipient and may not be counted as income of the recipient in computing the home relief payment to be made to him or her. The order of the Appellate Division should, therefore, be reversed and the determination of the Commissioner of Social Services should be annulled to the extent inconsistent with…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- MATTER OF LEE v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Harbolic v. BergerNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Dumbleton v. ReedNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Mastan v. FaheyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
3Cited by4 opinions
- Glasgold v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1982
- Green v. BlumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Sarah E. Healea v. Otis R. Bowen, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Steward v. KrauskopfAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983