Shanks v. Missouri State Division of Family Services

KENNEDY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court affirming a Missouri State Division of Family Services denial of general relief benefits to claimant Danny L. Shanks. The decision of the Division was that Shanks did not have a disability which rendered him “unemployable.”

We conclude that the Division’s action was unsupported by competent and substantial evidence upon the whole record and that it involves an abuse of discretion. § 536.140.2, RSMo 1978. The Division decision is therefore reversed.

The facts are as follows: Claimant applied for general relief. General relief…