Legal Opinion
Danny Strong, Etc. v. Charles N. Collatos, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 9, 1979No. 78-1315PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves the constitutionality of a Massachusetts durational residency requirement for veterans’ welfare benefits. The district court held unconstitutional that portion of Massachusetts General Laws, ch. 115 § 5, which denies certain veterans’ welfare benefits to residents of the Commonwealth who have not resided there for at least three years preceding their application for such benefits. 1 We affirm.
Appellee Danny Strong served in the United States Army from November 1967, until December, 1973, when he received an honorable discharge. He resided in Vermont…
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