County of Alameda v. Aberle

Fred W. Aberle appeals from a judgment against him on respondent’s complaint for reimbursement for old age security payments made to appellant’s mother. Appellant does not assert that the decision below was contrary to California law; rather, he contends that the applicable statute is invalid in that it deprives married women of vested property rights and unconstitutionally discriminates between married men and married women in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection of the laws). We reject these contentions.

Sections 12100 and 12101 of the Welfare and Institutions Code…