Thornsberry v. State Department of Public Health & Welfare

McDOWELL, Presiding Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Camden County, Missouri, reversing and remanding for redetermination the decision and order of the Director of the State Department of Public Health and Welfare (hereinafter called Director) made August 2, 1954, removing Flora B. Thornsberry from old age assistance rolls because the actions of the Director were arbitrary and unreasonable.

The respondent had been receiving old age assistance benefits since October, 1938. After reinvestigation of respondent’s eligibility to continue on the old age assistance rolls…