HAKANSON v. NORTH DAKOTA DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES

Civ. No. 910270.

479 N.W.2d 809 (1992)

Esther HAKANSON, Appellee, v. NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Appellant, and Benson County Social Services Board, Respondent.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

January 9, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney J. Hertz Fiergola, Asst. Atty. Gen., Bismarck, for appellant.

Duane Houdek, Legal Assistance of North Dakota, Bismarck, for appellee.


ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.

The North Dakota Department of Human Services appeals from the judgment of the District Court for Benson County, reversing the department's decision denying Esther Hakanson medical assistance. We reverse the district court judgment and remand to the department.

Sometime in 1983, Esther and Victor Hakanson transferred their interest in farmland to their children, reserving a life estate. On October 9, 1986, the Hakansons first applied...

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