Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Harris
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided September 2, 1980No. Civ. A. 78-2706PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MEANOR, District Judge.
I
This case presents a novel response to a not-so-novel dilemma: The statutory bar on retroactive social security benefits affecting potential beneficiaries who have failed to make timely application for such benefits.
The uncontested facts are as follows: for 24 years prior to 1968, plaintiff Lucille Mitchell worked as a laborer in a cafeteria and, thereafter, as a packer in the garment industry. During this period, social security taxes were deducted from her wages. Plaintiff ceased working in mid-1968 due to failing eyesight and constant fatigue, and she and her…
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