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WENZEL v. MEEKER COUNTY WELFARE BD.

Nos. C5-83-1420, C9-83-1419.

346 N.W.2d 680 (1984)

Susan WENZEL (C5-83-1420), Lerowy Laskow (C9-83-1419), Appellants, v. MEEKER COUNTY WELFARE BOARD and Minnesota Department of Public Welfare, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

April 10, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bonnie L. Kleman, Willmar, for appellants.

Henry Wieland, Meeker County Atty., Litchfield, for respondent Meeker County Welfare Bd.

Vicki Sleeper, St. Paul, for respondent Minnesota Dept. of Public Welfare.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

FOLEY, Judge.

This case involves a consolidated appeal of a denial of Emergency Assistance to individuals faced with utility shut offs for non-payment of utility bills. The Meeker County Welfare Board denied appellants benefits because the shut offs were "foreseeable crises" rather than "unanticipated emergencies." The Commissioner of Public Welfare and the district court upheld the denials. We reverse.

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