Legal Opinion

Albert G. SMITH, Appellee, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 30, 1992No. 92-1430PublishedCited by 73 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services (the “Secretary”) appeals from the district court’s order reversing the Secretary’s reduction of Albert G. Smith’s social security disability benefits to zero. We reverse.

I

The facts of this case are not in dispute. Mr. Smith, now fifty-nine years old, worked as a self-employed farmer from 1951 until June 1986. In addition, he worked for the federal government from May 1962 until June 1986. Smith spent his last thirteen years in government service as a substitute mail carrier for the United States Postal Service.

During his years…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Craig W. Locher v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  2. Charles H. Bethea v. Levi Strauss and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  3. Barnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
  4. Sierra Club v. RobertsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  5. Albert W. Freeman v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by73 opinions

  1. United States of America, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Dustin Lee Honken, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  2. Dillon v. ColvinDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 2016
  3. Satyendranath DAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  4. Petersen v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  5. Webb v. BerryhillUnited States District Court · 2018

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