Springer v. Norton

This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment of the Circuit Court dismissing an appeal from the decision of the defendant commissioner discontinuing public assistance benefits to the plaintiff.

On or about February 21, 1974, the plaintiff, a recipient of public assistance under the federal aid to families with dependent children program (AFDC), was notified by the welfare department that her monthly assistance grant would be discontinued effective March 15, 1974, due to the presence of her husband, the children's father, in the home. That discontinuance arose out of a complaint by her…