MTR. OF ROSS v. BARBARO


61 Misc.2d 147 (1969)

In the Matter of Geneva Ross, Petitioner, v. Joseph S. Barbaro, as Commissioner of the Nassau County Department of Social Services, Respondent. In the Matter of Joseph S. Barbaro, as Commissioner of the Nassau County Department of Social Services, Third-Party Petitioner, v. George K. Wyman, as Commissioner of the Department of Social Services of the State of New York, Third-Party Respondent.

Supreme Court, Special Term, Nassau County.

October 9, 1969


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen Redlich and Leonard S. Clark for petitioner. Morris H. Schneider, County Attorney, for respondent and third-party petitioner. Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Thomas Riccobono of counsel), for third-party respondent.


BERTRAM HARNETT, J.

Mrs. Geneva Ross, together with her disabled husband and six minor children, are clients of the Nassau County Department of Social Services. Around July 31, 1969, Mrs. Ross, who had just cashed her public assistance check, was concededly robbed of the proceeds of that check, leaving her totally without funds for the month of August. Apparently, she requested emergency assistance from the department, but this request was denied. She...

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