Legal Opinion
Carson v. Town of Oakland
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 25, 1982PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
VIOLETTE, Justice.
On April 30, 1980, plaintiff Veda Carson, a sixty year old resident of the Town of Oakland for more than nineteen years, applied to the Oakland Town Manager for a grant of general assistance funds in the amount of ten dollars to purchase food. Her monthly income at that time consisted of $218.20 in Social Security insurance benefits and was supplemented by an allotment of $63.00 worth of food stamps. The Town Manager asked her to consent to a “home visit” for the purpose of verifying her need for food. She refused his request, and he denied her application for assistance…
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- In Re Spring Valley DevelopmentSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
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- Michaud v. Northern Maine Medical CenterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981