SWEET v. DEPT. OF PUBLIC AID

No. 48509.

66 Ill.2d 195 (1977)

361 N.E.2d 1118

JOYCE E. SWEET, Appellee, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AID et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 23, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Chicago (Paul V. Esposito and Donald Townsend, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel), for appellants.

Whitney D. Hardy, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc., of Danville, for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Joyce E. Sweet, filed a claim with the Illinois Department of Public Aid for medical assistance under the State's "Aid to Families With Dependent Children Related" program (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 23, par. 4-1 et seq.). Her claim was denied on the grounds that she was ineligible for medical assistance since her husband had full-time employment and her children...

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