Legal Opinion
Fenton v. Department of Public Welfare
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 9, 1962PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpiegel, J.
The Medfield board of public welfare (hereinafter called the board) denied the application of the petitioner for disability assistance under G. L. c. 118D, inserted by St. 1951, c. 741, § 2. On appeal to the Department of Public Welfare for the Commonwealth (hereinafter called the Department) the decision of the board was sustained. A petition for review under G. L. c. 30A, § 14, was filed and heard in the Superior Court. The case is here on appeal from a decree setting aside the decision of the Department.
The facts do not appear to be in dispute. On September 9, 1958, the petitioner, aged…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Mathewson v. Contributory Retirement Appeal BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
- Leigh v. Commissioner of Public Health & CharitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- City of Boston v. City of ChelseaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
3Cited by4 opinions
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- FIN. COMM. OF FALMOUTH v. Falmouth Bd. of Pub. WelfareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
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