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Wenzel v. Meeker County Welfare Board

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided April 10, 1984No. C5-83-1420, C9-83-1419PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FOLEY, Judge.

This case involves a consolidated appeal of a denial of Emergency Assistance to individuals faced with utility shut offs for non-payment of utility bills. The Meeker County Welfare Board denied appellants benefits because the shut offs were “foreseeable crises” rather than “unanticipated emergencies.” The Commissioner of Pub-lie Welfare and the district court upheld the denials. We reverse.

ISSUE

Is the definition of “emergency” contained in the Department of Public Welfare’s Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) manual an interpretive rule not properly promulgated…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Blum v. BaconSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Reserve Mining Co. v. HerbstSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  3. Quern v. MandleySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. McKee v. LikinsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  5. Resident v. NootSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Physicians Health Plan, Inc. v. Citizens Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1987
  2. State Ex Rel. Buys v. Independent School District No. 891Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
  3. Matter of Southeastern Minn. Cit. Action Coun.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
  4. In re Southeastern Minnesota Citizens' Action Council, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
  5. Shanlian v. State, Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1988

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