Legal Opinion
Clarence Henson v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Defendant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 25, 1977No. 75-1221PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge.
Appellant, Clarence Henson, was administratively denied benefits provided in the Black Lung Act, 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. The district court affirmed the decision of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Henson appealed.
Mr. Henson has worked in coal mines for twenty-nine years. He last worked in the mines in 1965. Allegedly he was unable to continue with that work or comparable work. Subsequently, Mr. Henson performed less strenuous work as a supervisor for a concrete block company. He was unable to continue at this job and therefore retired in 1973. On July…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Usery v. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Claude R. Ansel v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
3Cited by20 opinions
- Anthony Gober v. David Matthews, as Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Peabody Coal Co. v. Benefits Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- United States v. DunlapCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Fred G. Schaaf v. David Matthews, as Secretary of Health, Education, and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Abbott Hubbard v. Joseph A. Califano, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
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