Lawrie v. Department of Public Aid

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DIERINGER

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Charles Lawrie, is a mentally retarded adult who resides at Beverly Farm, Godfrey, Madison County, Illinois. Plaintiff first applied for public aid on April 6, 1972, to pay for support at Beverly Farm. The application was denied by the Madison County Department of Public Aid on April 26, 1972. The reason given for the denial of aid is that Beverly Farm refused to promise to accept the payment of the Department as payment in full, as required by the Department’s regulation (Topic 5556.3) which prohibits…