BROWN v. DEPT. OF HEALTH & HUMAN SVS.


898 A.2d 387 (2006)

2006 ME 63

Audrey BROWN et al. v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided: June 2, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jefferson T. Ashby, Esq., Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc., Presque Isle, for plaintiffs.

G. Steven Rowe, Attorney General, Janine Keck Massey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, for defendant.

Panel: SAUFLEY, C.J., and CLIFFORD, ALEXANDER, LEVY, and SILVER, JJ.


LEVY, J.

[¶ 1] Audrey and Earl Brown appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court (Aroostook County, Hunter, J.), which affirmed a decision of the Commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services concluding that the Browns are not eligible to participate in the Meals on Wheels program administered by the Aroostook Agency on Aging. We conclude that the Commissioner erred in failing to consider the Browns' financial circumstances when evaluating...

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