Legal Opinion

Aileen BURTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 9, 1990No. 89-3283PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MERRITT, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from the District Court’s judgment reversing the Secretary’s denial of claimant’s application for disability benefits under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 301 et seq. For the reasons stated below, we reverse.

I

The claimant, Aileen Burton, worked for 16 years as a salesperson-cashier in clothing stores. She has an eighth grade education. At the time of her hearing on October 7, 1986, before an administrative law judge of the Department of Health and Human Services, she was 58 years old. Ms. Burton left her employment on January 26, 1986, alleging…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. John VARLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
  2. Siterlet v. Secretary of Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
  3. James D. WEAVER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
  4. Madelyn Damron v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
  5. Herbert H. Warncke v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary, Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Robert M. Wilson v. Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  2. Jordan v. Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
  3. Dick NIELSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, in His Capacity as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
  4. Sharon N. RAGLAND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
  5. Bollenbacher v. Commissioner of Social SecurityDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2008

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