Heidrick v. Wing

Judgment unanimously reversed on the law with costs and petition granted. Memorandum: Petitioner commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding to annul the determination, made after a fair hearing, terminating Emergency Assistance to Families (EAF) benefits paid on behalf of petitioner to a domestic violence shelter, and to restore such benefits. Petitioner appeals from a judgment dismissing the petition for lack of standing “without prejudice to the petitioner’s reinstating this matter should she be able to show harm from these sets of circumstances.”

We conclude that petitioner has standing to…