Legal Opinion
Sandra Binion, O/b/o Clifton Binion v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of Social Security
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 11, 1997No. 96-2228PublishedCited by 395 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
Is Clifton Binion the biological son of Johnny E. Binion? We can’t be absolutely sure. But, we can say Clifton is the legal son of Johnny E. Binion for purposes of survivor’s benefits, and because we can, the judgment of the district court affirming a decision of the Commissioner of Social Security is reversed.
Sandra Binion and Johnny E. Binion were married in 1965 and had four children, all girls, between 1966 and 1971. Sandra also had an older son, Charley, from a previous relationship. Clifton Binion, the child for whom Sandra presently attempts to obtain…
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