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COMMONWEALTH v. HICKS

365 Pa. 153 (1950)

Commonwealth, Department of Public Assistance, Appellant, v. Hicks.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

June 26, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Louise Rutherford, Deputy Attorney General, with her Harold E. Miller, Jacob L. Aaron, Special Deputy Attorney General and T. McKeen Chidsey, Attorney General, for appellant.

James W. Nelson, with him Samuel H. Jubelirer, for appellee.

Before DREW, C.J., STERN, STEARNE and JONES, JJ.

OPINION PER CURIAM, June 26, 1950:

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania commenced this action against Charles Hicks, defendant, to recover the sum of $2770 paid to defendant as a blind man's pension. The Commonwealth's sole contention is that under § 9 (c) of the Public Assistance Law1 defendant is not entitled to such pension because he possesses tangible assets in the form of bank deposits in excess of $5000. The learned court...

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