Legal Opinion

Eloise Rhines v. Patricia Harris, Secretary, Health, Education and Welfare

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 12, 1980No. 79-2028PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Eloise Rhines instituted this action for review of the final decision of the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare which disallowed Rhines’s claim for disability insurance benefits. The District Court granted the Secretary’s motion for summary judgment and thereby affirmed the Secretary’s decision. Rhines has appealed.

Rhines is a woman in her early forties who has not worked since June 5, 1975. She testified that she has been unable to work since that time because of severe pain in her back, shoulders, arms, and…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Clistie Bell Thomas v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
  2. Philip Kerner v. Arthur S. Flemming, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
  3. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare v. Herbert E. BolasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1963
  4. Vernon Brinker v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  5. William T. Miracle v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education, and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Charlotte M. O'Leary v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  2. Parsons v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  3. Kathleen F. EASTER, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  4. Charles K. Cole v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
  5. Parsons v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984

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