Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Commissioner of the Department of Human Services
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 28, 1985PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLASSMAN, Justice.
Agnes Anderson, the plaintiff, appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court, Kennebec County, affirming a fair hearing decision of the Department of Human Services (Department) upholding the agency’s recoupment of an overpayment of benefits. We affirm.
When she and her former husband separated in 1979, the plaintiff began receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). 2 According to the plaintiff, an agency case worker informed her at the initial interview that her husband could pay some bills for her as long as he did not actually give her the money; Mr. Anderson…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Edwards v. SteeleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Carolyn Thomas v. Marion BarryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Roberts v. Maine Bonding & Casualty Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- Maine School Administrative District No. 15 v. RaynoldsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
- Matter of LappieSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Stickney v. City of SacoSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
- Dasha Ex Rel. Dasha v. Maine Medical CenterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
- Hodgkins v. New England Telephone Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- Willis Realty Associates v. Cimino Construction Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
- Davric Maine Corp. v. Maine Harness Racing CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999
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