Martin v. Blum

Cross appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Friedlander, J.), entered February 19, 1981 in Chemung County, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to annul a determination of the respondent New York State Department of Social Services, but denied petitioner counsel fees. On December 31, 1979, petitioner Patricia Martin applied for Medicaid benefits to aid her in paying a physician’s bill of $602 resulting from the birth of her son. The respondent local agency determined her husband’s net earnings, the family’s sole income,…