Legal Opinion
Trujillo v. Health & Social Services Department
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 30, 1972No. 877PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Chief Judge.
Trujillo began having “seizures” on a regular basis and became unable to work because of this illness. His application for welfare assistance was denied because his car was valued at $1050.00 The regulation applied in denying assistance provides that the value of motor vehicles used for transportation "may not exceed $750.00.” HSS Regulation 231.832(B) (2). This literal application of the regulation was erroneous under the undisputed evidence in this case.
Although the car had a value of $1050.00, and thus $300.00 in excess of the $750.00 value limitation, the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Baca v. New Mexico Health & Social Services DepartmentNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
- County of Lander v. BOARD OF TR. OF ELKO GEN. HOSP.Nevada Supreme Court · 1965
- Town of Winchester v. Town of BurlingtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
3Cited by7 opinions
- Haceesa v. HeimNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
- Montoya v. New Mexico Human Services DepartmentNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1989
- Russell v. New Mexico Human Services DepartmentNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
- Wheat v. HallCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- Benally v. HeimNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
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