CID v. SD DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES

No. 20846.

598 N.W.2d 887 (1999)

1999 SD 108

Carlos CID and Medarda Cid, Appellants, v. SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided August 11, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roberto A. Lange of Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Attorneys for appellants.

Mark Barnett, Attorney General, Anthony M. Sanchez, Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, South Dakota, Attorneys for appellee.


MILLER, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1.] In this appeal, we affirm the decision of the Department of Social Services (DSS), which terminated certain welfare benefits to a legal resident alien, and hold that the denial of such benefits does not violate a provision of the South Dakota Constitution, which prevents a distinction between resident aliens and citizens in reference to property.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] Carlos Cid, who is of Chilean ancestry, has worked...

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