Nelson v. Department of Public Assistance

139 S.E.2d 373 (1964)

Lillian NELSON

v.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE OF RALEIGH COUNTY, West Virginia.

No. 12322.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Submitted September 16, 1964.

Decided December 8, 1964.

Dissenting Opinion December 18, 1964.

Thornhill, Thornhill & Kennedy, W. A. Thornhill, III, Beckley, for plaintiff in error.

C. Donald Robertson, Atty. Gen., Frank Ellison, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for defendant in error.

BERRY, Judge:

This habeas corpus proceeding was instituted in the Circuit Court of Raleigh County, West Virginia, by the petitioner Lillian Nelson against the…