Legal Opinion
Freeman United Coal Mining Co. v. Stone
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 24, 1992No. 91-1754PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Freeman United Coal Mining Company (Freeman Coal) seeks review of a decision by the Benefits Review Board of the United States Department of Labor (BRB) granting survivor’s benefits to Betty Stone (claimant), widow of former Freeman Coal miner Huie Stone (miner), under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. We reverse.
I. FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS
Huie Stone labored at one of Freeman Coal’s mines for fifteen years before dying of a heart attack at work on March 17, 1981. His widow, Betty Stone, filed for survivor’s benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act…
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