Legal Opinion
Ledbetter v. Foster
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 16, 1986No. 73081PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sognier, Judge.
Elizabeth Foster appealed to the Superior Court of Fulton County from the decision of the Administrative Hearing Office of the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR), which ruled that Foster was ineligible for public assistance, namely, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and Medicaid. The superior court reversed the DHR’s decision and we granted the application for discretionary review made by James Ledbetter, in his capacity as Commissioner of the DHR.
Prior to January 1985, appellee and her son were eligible for AFDC, which allowed appellee and her son to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Horton v. HortonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
- Housing Authority v. AyersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
- Perteet v. SumnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Porter v. Calhoun CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
3Cited by7 opinions
- Wilson v. LedbetterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
- Stroop v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- Jackson Ex Rel. Forrest v. MullanyDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1989
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- Sutton v. Missouri Department of Social ServicesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
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