KAPETANOV v. SMALL CLAIMS COURT OF OGDEN

No. 18182.

659 P.2d 1049 (1983)

Diane E. KAPETANOV, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. SMALL CLAIMS COURT OF OGDEN, Utah, Defendant and Respondent, and State of Utah, Office of Recovery Services, Intervening Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

February 17, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Paul Wharton, Salt Lake City, Michael E. Bulson, Ogden, for plaintiffs and appellants.

Christopher G. Davis, Karma Grimm, Ogden, David L. Wilkinson, Salt Lake City, for defendant and respondent.


HALL, Chief Justice:

This appeal challenges the jurisdiction of the small claims court to entertain food stamp fraud cases.

Plaintiff Diane E. Kapetanov applied for and received food stamp assistance for the months of October and November, 1979. She failed to report income her son had received through his employment. She claims that she did not report the income, being unaware of it. The income rendered the family ineligible for food stamp assistance and the...

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