Adkins

Plaintiff Bobby Adkins, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, filed an action “for injunction and declaration [ííc] relief” against the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, the county welfare department, and certain officials of that department. A general demurrer to his amended complaint was sustained after which a judgment of dismissal of the action was entered. The appeal is from the judgment.

The amended complaint purports to state three causes of action, the separate statements of which are not exemplary. We interpret its allegations as follows.

Count One: Adkins, “a disabled father,” with his family of four left his home in Kansas, destined for California. He arrived in Monterey County without funds or available living quarters, and with a short supply of food. He promptly contacted the county welfare department and, informing that agency of his needy circumstances, applied for “Aid to Families with Dependent Children” (see Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 11200-11507), which application was accepted and thereafter processed. He also applied for general relief covering his immediate needs, i.e., food vouchers and rent assistance.

The application for…