Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Contrary to the appellant's contention, he did not have a viable claim for the recovery of public assistance paid to the deceased between 1960 and 1970. A local welfare agency has the right to recover from a recipient amounts paid for public assistance, subject to the limitations contained in Social Services Law § 104 (see, Matter of Flowers v Perales,
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