Legal Opinion
Joseph M. Stone, of the Will of Elna H. Wharton, Deceased v. Agnes Wharton Brewster
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 6, 1968No. 20079_1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
By statute before 1962 the Commissioners of the District of Columbia were required to render public assistance to aged or infirm indigents, and were authorized in certain circumstances to seek reimbursement from designated relatives. 1 In the District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1962 2 the authority to sue certain relatives for support payments was extended to the indigent dependents themselves. 3 Mrs. Elna H. Wharton, an 84 year old widow, invoked that provision in 1964 in this suit against her eldest daughter, in the District of Columbia Court of General…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ora Greene Hudson, Administratrix of the Estate of Garland Hudson, Deceased v. David Lazarus, Samuel Juster and Calvin JusterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Clarence N. Beach v. Government of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Soroka v. BeloffDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1950
- James L. Harris, Conservator of the Estate of Bertha Kern Clark, Mother of John W. Clark v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Richards v. KaplanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
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3Cited by3 opinions
- David City Hospital v. GilmoreNebraska Supreme Court · 1969
- Beer v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- Groover v. Essex County Welfare BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970