Burley v. State Social Security Commission

George W. Burley, claimant herein, applied for old age assistance, which was denied him by the State Social Security Commission. Claimant appealed to the circuit court where the judgment was that the Commission had not given claimant a fair trial and remanded the cause for further proceedings. From that judgment the Commission prosecutes this appeal.

At the time the hearing was held claimant was seventy-three years of age and physically unable to earn a livelihood. He was qualified in every respect to receive old age assistance unless he was then receiving, from a daughter, "income or…