Weisinger v. Van Rensselaer

The petitioner seeks an ¡order and judgment compelling the respondents1 to accept for filing a claim for financial assistance pursuant to sections 620 and 625 of article 22 of the Executive Law. The respondents, by ¡answer, affirmatively plead, as a ¡complete and ¡separate defense, the provisions of ¡subdivision 2 of ¡section ¡624 of the Executive Law and pray for dismissal of .the petition on the ground of ineligibility.

On July 8, 1974, ¡at about 4:30 a.m., the wife ¡of the petitioner shot him in the chest with a ¡shotgun. He ¡sustained serious injuries. She was indicted for attempted…