Legal Opinion
Termini v. Hackett
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 26, 1981PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously modified and, as modified, affirmed, without costs, in accordance with the following memorandum: In this article 78 proceeding, Special Term, erred in directing the Cattaraugus County Department of Social Services to pay the sum of $335.40 to Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation for the arrears for electric service provided to petitioner, a 78-year-old recipient of Supplemental Security Income benefits (SSI). Emergency assistance to aged persons in petitioner’s category is restricted to household expenses (including rent, fuel for heating, gas and electric utilities) incurred…
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- Barroncini v. ShangAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
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