Humphrey v. State Department of Public Health & Welfare

RUARK, Judge.

This is an appeal by Mae E. Humphrey from the judgment of the circuit court affirming the decision of the Director of the Department of Public Health and Welfare, who in turn had upheld the action of the Ripley County welfare office in rejecting appellant’s application for old age assistance.

The principal question was who actually owned the sum of $1,000 (formerly) in the possession of petitioner and by her delivered to her daughter, one Jane Kenser. Some background is necessary to malee the facts apparent.

James Humphrey (now 79 or 80 years old, disabled, arthritic and somewhat…