Legal Opinion
Langford v. Flemming
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 22, 1960No. 18003PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
Here we deal with a belated administrative appeal from a decision of a referee of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare1 ***to its Appeals Council.
The administrative proceedings date back to 1951. In April of that year, Florine Langford, as guardian of her adopted daughter, applied for child insurance benefits based on the wage record of her deceased husband. Her claim was predicated on the theory that the child was “equitably adopted” by them prior to the death of her husband.2 A depart*217ment referee held an informal hearing on the application. Mrs.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. Fant Milling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Herbert L. Goldman, Administrator of the Estate of Esther B. Goldman v. Marion B. Folsom, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
- Dora Coy, of the Estate of Frank M. Coy, Deceased v. Marion B. Folsom, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955
- Roy M. Livingstone v. Marion B. Folsom, Secretary, Department of Health Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
- Norment v. HobbyDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1953
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Jack Bloodsworth v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Hyman P. Levine v. John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Tennille G. Sheehan v. Secretary of Health, Education & WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Cappadora v. CelebrezzeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- James MATLOCK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Etc., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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