Robinson v. Lavine

Claretha Robinson and her nine children receive public assistance in the aid to dependent children category. When they moved from an apartment to their current 10-room house, they took most of her furniture with them, but left behind three five-year-old beds which were unusable according to Ms. Robinson. She wants money to replace these beds which she voluntarily abandoned. It seems that now the family shares two double beds and four single beds.

Ms. Robinson requested a special grant from the Nassau County Department of Social Services to buy the additional beds, but was turned down. She then…