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- Title: Matter Betty Howard v. George K. Wyman
- Author : Court of Appeals of New York
- Release Date : January 10, 1971
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
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[28 N.Y.2d 434 Page 436] The petitioner, the mother of several children, is a welfare recipient whose apartment was allegedly burglarized, resulting
in the loss or destruction of clothing and furniture. She thereupon applied to the New York City Social Services Department
for replacement of the stolen articles, relying on section 131-a(subd. 6) of the Social Services Law which, in part, provides
that "a social services official may make provisions for the * * * replacement of necessary furniture and clothing for persons
in need of public assistance who have suffered the loss of such items as the result of fire, flood or other like catastrophe".1
The city agency denied the application and that determination was affirmed, following a hearing, by the Commissioner of the
State Department of Social Services. It [28 N.Y.2d 434 Page 437]