Legal Opinion

Floyd WARD, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary, Health & Human Services, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 19, 1986No. 85-2069PublishedCited by 84 opinions

1Per curiam

Floyd Ward appeals from a district court 1 order granting summary judgment to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) in an action initiated by Ward seeking judicial review of the Secretary’s denial of his application for dis- ■ ability benefits. We affirm.

I. Background

Ward is a sixty-five year old man with an eighth-grade education. His past relevant employment includes work as a construction laborer and, between 1971 and 1982, work as a “beef lugger” at a meat packing plant. In December 1981, Ward fell while carrying a hindquarter of beef which landed on top of him…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Lorraine POLASKI, Et Al., Appellees, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  2. Lorraine POLASKI, Et Al., Appellees, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  3. Hubert Brand v. Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
  4. Jesse CONLEY, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  5. Wayne L. Tennant v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by84 opinions

  1. Allen R. Prosch v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
  2. James THOMAS, Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  3. Viola BROWNING, Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  4. Carolyn CRUSE, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  5. Darrell E. NELSON, Appellant, v. Louis SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992

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