Legal Opinion
Gosney v. Department of Public Welfare
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided April 29, 1980No. 42576PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHastings, J.
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court for Kearney County, Nebraska, which affirmed a decision of the State Department of Public Welfare (DPW) denying medical assistance to the plaintiff, Gretchen Gosney (Gretchen). This appeal involves the basic question of how to establish the residency of an incompetent adult.
On September 20, 1976, an application for medical assistance was filed on behalf of Gretchen with the Kearney County Division of Public Welfare (Division). The application was denied on January 1, 1977, because it was determined that Gretchen was not a bona fide…
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