Legal Opinion

Freddie L. Wilson v. Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided January 11, 1972No. 71-1459PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SOBELOFF, Senior Circuit Judge:

By this appeal the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare seeks review and reversal of the District Court’s finding that appellee Freddie L. Wilson is disabled within the meaning of the Social Security Act and entitled to disability benefits.

The Act defines disability in 42 U.S.C. § 423(d) (1) (A) as

inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental inpairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Dorothy Kutchman v. Wilbur J. Cohen, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
  2. Ellerman v. FlemmingDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1960
  3. William E. Hanes v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
  4. John J. Leftwich v. John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
  5. Arelevia R. Harris v. Elliott L. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971

3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Alva M. Hall v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
  2. Leo R. Smith v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
  3. Berry v. SullivanDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Rieder v. ApfelDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2000
  5. unempl.ins.rep. (Cch) P 16162b, 99 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2429, 1999 Daily Journal D.A.R. 3191 Loyd E. Gatliff, Jr. v. Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999

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