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GAGNE v. NORTON

(10185)

189 Conn. 29 (1983)

VIRGINIA GAGNE v. NICHOLAS NORTON, COMMISSIONER OF WELFARE

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released January 11, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Shaw, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Paul J. Bakulski, assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, was Carl R. Ajello, attorney general, for the appellee (state).

SPEZIALE, C. J., PETERS, PARSKEY, SHEA and GRILLO, JS.

PARSKEY, J.

The plaintiff was a recipient of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (hereinafter AFDC) funds. The commissioner of welfare, in order to encourage the employment of recipients, allowed the deduction from an AFDC applicant's income of certain work-related expenses in the computation of the amount of assistance available to an eligible recipient. The plaintiff, believing that the meal and transportation allowances of fifty cents per working day and six...

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