Legal Opinion
Jeanette BROWN, Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 28, 1983No. 83-1083PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Jeanette Brown applied for widow’s insurance benefits under Section 202(e) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 402(e), claiming that her husband, David Brown, whom she married in 1949, had been missing since 1972 and must be presumed dead. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) denied the application, and the district court upheld that decision. We affirm.
David Brown had been a merchant seaman for more than 20 years. In 1966 he lost his job. It is undisputed that when Brown was home, he did not get along with his family.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare v. Wanda U. WilcoxCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Aubrey v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Ada Blew v. Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- Edythe D. Miller v. Elliott Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Shelnutt v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
3Cited by4 opinions
- McKee v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- McKEE v. SULLIVANCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Brewster v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Brewster ex rel. Keller v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992