GARCIA v. HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Nos. 1774, 1918.

540 P.2d 1308 (1975)

88 N.M. 419

Modesto GARCIA, Appellant, v. HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT of the State of New Mexico, Appellee. CONSOLIDATED WITH Rosemary SEALE, Appellant, v. HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT of the State of New Mexico, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied July 28, 1975.

Certiorari Granted August 27, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. Canepa, Gary J. Martone, Albuquerque, for appellants.

Toney Anaya, Atty. Gen., James G. Huber, Agency Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for appellee.


OPINION

LOPEZ, Judge.

These consolidated cases appeal decisions and orders of the director of the New Mexico Health and Social Services Department (HSSD) terminating general assistance (GA) after six months of benefit payments. We reverse.

New Mexico has a comprehensive scheme of public assistance known as the Public Assistance Act. See § 13-17-1, N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl.Vol. 3, Supp. 1973), for enumeration of subchapters and sections. This act...

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