Legal Opinion
Hislop v. Department of Social Welfare
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided June 6, 1978No. 7-77PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLarrow, J.
Claimant Hislop appeals from an order of the Human Services Board denying him food stamps for August and September, 1976. That denial was based solely upon his ownership of an undivided one-half interest in a 170 acre woodlot in Newport, Vermont, valued in excess of $1,500. The other half interest was owned by his brother. Under an agreed statement of facts filed with this Court, claimant was otherwise eligible for the food stamps. The property was purchased for speculation in 1964, was physically difficult of access, and assessed at a fair market value of $5,000. It had been on the market…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States Department of Agriculture v. MurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Green Mountain Marble Co. v. State Highway BoardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1972
- Town of Barnet v. Central Vermont Public Service Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1973
- State Highway Board v. PrattSupreme Court of Vermont · 1969
3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Vermont · 1980
- Gilmartin v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- In Re FletcherSupreme Court of Vermont · 1984
- Russell v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- O'Dea v. Commissioner of Public WelfareMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1982
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