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REDDING v. BURLINGTON CTY. WELF. BD.

65 N.J. 439 (1974)

323 A.2d 477

ELIJAH REDDING AND MARGIE JACKSON REDDING, HIS WIFE; AND HATTIE HARRIS, GEORGE MORGAN, GLADYS CARR, LOUISE LIPSCOMB, AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. BURLINGTON COUNTY WELFARE BOARD, A BODY CORPORATE AND POLITIC, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 30, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John B. Mathews argued the case for defendant-appellant.

Mr. Murray J. Klein of Camden Regional Legal Services, argued the cause for plaintiffs-respondents.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by SULLIVAN, J.

This appeal involves the issue of whether a county welfare board is empowered under applicable federal and state legislation to recoup overpayments of welfare made to recipients of assistance under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. The Superior Court, Law Division, held that the Burlington County Welfare Board had no such power and in instituting civil suits to recover overpayments it...

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