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SMITH v. DEPT. OF PUBLIC AID

No. 48510.

67 Ill.2d 529 (1977)

367 N.E.2d 1286

BARBARA SMITH et al., Appellees, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AID et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 20, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

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

Affirmed in part and reversed in part.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

In September of 1974 the Vermilion County Department of Public Aid, acting pursuant to a provision of the Illinois Food Stamp Manual, increased the purchase price of food stamps for plaintiffs, Barbara Smith and Lois Briggs. Plaintiffs appealed to the Illinois Department of Public Aid (IDPA), which affirmed the decisions of...

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