In Re of Shelley for Blind Pension v. Missouri Commission for the Blind

Edith Shelley, the respondent, made application under the Act of 1923, Laws 1923, p. 302, to the Commission for the Blind, for a pension as a deserving blind person. Her application was rejected by the Commission for the reason that she “did.not come ■under the purview of the blind pension law, Section 2” of the Blind Pension Act of 1923. She appealed to the Circuit Court of Greene County. The court heard the evidence, sustained the order of the Commission, and dismissed the application. The petitioner filed a motion for new trial which, June 30', 1924, the court sustained. The Commission…