MATTER OF STOKES v. BLUM


74 A.D.2d 639 (1980)

In the Matter of Martha Stokes, Petitioner, v. Barbara Blum, as Commissioner of The New York State Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

February 25, 1980


Petition granted, determination annulled, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and respondents are directed to grant the application for specialized assistance.

While there was substantial medical and lay evidence offered at the fair hearing to support petitioner's contention that she requires the new specialized wheelchair which was prescribed for her by a doctor, the agency was only able to adduce unsupported hearsay in the form of a medical evaluation report...

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