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COKER v. CITY OF LEWISTON

710 A.2d 909 (1998)

1998 ME 93

Marvin COKER v. CITY OF LEWISTON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided April 30, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia M. Ender (orally), Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc., Augusta, for plaintiff.

Robert S. Hark (orally), City Attorney, Lewiston, for defendant.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, DANA, LIPEZ, and SAUFLY, JJ.

SAUFLEY, Justice.

[¶ 1] This case requires us to decide whether a recipient of general assistance who has performed "workfare" to maintain eligibility for that assistance is entitled to offset the value of that workfare against the recipient's obligation to reimburse the municipality for the general assistance received. Because we conclude that the recipient is entitled to such an offset, we vacate the judgment of the Superior Court (Androscoggin County, Atwood...

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