Legal Opinion
Howard Fruge v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 4, 1980No. 80-3476PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Howard Fruge appeals a denial of social security benefits. We reverse and remand.
Appellant injured his left knee in June 1976 while working on a boat in the Gulf of Mexico. In July 1976 he was twice hospitalized. During the second confinement Dr. Lionel Mayer, an orthopedic surgeon, removed the medial meniscus from his left knee. It was also determined that the anterior cruciate ligament was stretched. Fruge recovered satisfactorily but due to the weakened condition of his knee, he is now unable to climb, stoop, squat and recover, bend, or stand for extended periods.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Joseph A. Demandre v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Percy Johnson v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Louvenia S. Rhynes v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Lucy D. Flowers v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Albert White v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Jack Bloodsworth v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- William P. Wiggins v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Thomas F. Frady v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Loza v. ApfelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Antonio FRAGA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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