Rios v. South Dakota Department of Social Services

420 N.W.2d 757 (1988)

Thelma RIOS, Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Defendant and Appellee.

Nos. 15683, 15703.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Considered on Briefs October 5, 1987.

Decided March 9, 1988.

Rehearing Denied April 19, 1988.

Mark Falk of Black Hills Legal Services, Inc., Rapid City, for plaintiff and appellant.

William J. Nevin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for defendant and appellee; Roger A. Tellinghuisen, Atty. Gen., Pierre, on the brief.

HENDERSON, Justice.

ACTION/PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Defendant-Appellee, the South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS),…