Legal Opinion
Lucy D. Flowers v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Resources
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 5, 1980No. 79-3529PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Per curiam
The Appellant attacks a decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources denying her disabled widow’s benefits, disability insurance benefits and social security income benefits under 42 U.S.C. §§ 416, 423 and 1382, respectively. The district court affirmed the Secretary’s decision. The Appellant is a 52 year old black woman who completed the third grade and possesses a well below average intelligence. She has been employed as a farm laborer, a maid, a clerk and a delivery truck driver. In November of 1973, she ceased working due to complaints of dizziness, blackout spells, an inner…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Joseph A. Demandre v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Emett D. Simmons, Sr. v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Mrs. Willie C. Kirkland v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Louvenia S. Rhynes v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Wade Knott v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Frances B. Walden v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services for the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Samuel A. Ferguson v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Curtis H. Smith, Agu-Fj-Nqfa v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Justo Rodriguez v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary of Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Howard Fruge v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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