The issue here is whether a relatively sudden infestation of mice resulting in destruction of mattresses is an "emergency" within public assistance guidelines. The Social Services Commissioner thinks it is not, but we think it is.
Shortly after Dorothy Mann and her children moved to their present apartment, mice appeared. Within six months the mice destroyed a number of mattresses. It is undisputed that the family reasonably...
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