MURPHY v. HINIKER

No. 47649.

261 N.W.2d 836 (1978)

Francine MURPHY, et al., Individually and on Behalf of Their Minor Children, Appellants, and Elaine Sundlie, intervening plaintiff, Appellant, v. James HINIKER, Individually and as Deputy Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Welfare, et al., Respondents, Richard Hanson, et al., Individually and as Members of the Hennepin County Welfare Board, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

January 6, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Fargione, Legal Aid Soc., Minneapolis, for appellants.

Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., Paul G. Zerby, Asst. Atty. Gen., John H. Daniels, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for Hiniker, et al.

Gary Flakne, County Atty., and James F. Bares, Asst. County Atty., Minneapolis, for Hanson, et al.

Heard before TODD, YETKA, and SCOTT, JJ., and considered and decided by the court en banc.


SCOTT, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Hennepin County District Court granting respondents' motion for summary judgment and denying appellants' motions for summary judgment, a preliminary injunction, and certification of a class action. We reverse.

The seven appellants are recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits, who brought an action seeking a declaratory judgment and an injunction to prohibit the Department of...

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