Legal Opinion

Mammenga v. State Department of Human Services

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided July 21, 1989No. C1-88-512PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMONETT, Justice.

We conclude that the agency rule by which respondent was denied general assistance (GA) benefits is a valid rule. We reverse the court of appeals.

To be eligible for GA benefits, a person must be without certain income and financial resources and, since 1985, must also come within one of the categories for ongo*788ing eligibility. These categories, 16 in number, were installed by the 1985 legislature to limit GA eligibility to persons for whom employment is not a realistic expectation. Thus Minn.Stat. § 256D.05 (1988), which sets out these categories, provides in part that a…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Wickard v. FilburnSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Markwardt v. State, Water Resources BoardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  3. Contos v. HerbstSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
  4. City of St. Paul v. DalsinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
  5. Manufactured Housing Institute v. PettersenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Brua v. MINNESOTA JOINT UNDERWRITING ASS'NSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2010
  2. A.A.A. v. Minnesota Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2013
  3. Trout Unlimited, Inc. v. Minnesota Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1995
  4. Little v. TraynorNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  5. CUP Foods, Inc. v. City of MinneapolisCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2001

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