Legal Opinion
Frank G. Kurka v. United States Railroad Retirement Board
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1980No. 78-2328PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
This is a petition for review of the Railroad Retirement Board’s decision 1 denying petitioner’s claim under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 as amended, 45 U.S.C.A. § 228a et seq. (1972) (the Act), for employee annuity payments and ordering that he repay $11,779.50 received by him from the Board. The relevant events predated the effective date of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, 45 U.S.C. § 231 et seq., so this discussion concerns only the former Act. We reverse.
Kurka worked in employment covered by the Act for 32 years, and contributed into the retirement fund…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- John H. Robbins v. United States Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Librada Ortega Hinojos v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Mrs. Stella Patton v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- United States v. Charles Martin Bush and John A. Bush, Executors Under the Last Will and Testament of Martin Bush, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
- Thomas F. Davenport, Sr. v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by9 opinions
- James L. Elzy v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Railroad Concrete Crosstie Corporation v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Harris v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Claudette P. Johnson v. United States Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Louis A. George v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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