Legal Opinion
Shelnutt v. Heckler
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 28, 1983No. 83-1138PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
In this case we must decide whether the evidence on record is sufficient under the Social Security Act to overcome the presumption of death of a wage earner who has been missing for more than seven years. The appellants, the wife and daughter of the insured, James B. Shelnutt, applied for mother’s and child’s insurance benefits on his Social Security record. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) denied the claim, and the district court affirmed.
The circumstances of Shelnutt’s disappearance have never been proven, but the known facts are…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Charlotte Diane Edwards for Debora A. Long and Clayton D. Long, Plaintiff v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare of the United States of America v. Lucy MezaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- 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
- Eileen Dowell v. John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Brewster v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Jeanette BROWN, Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Shelnutt v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Brewster ex rel. Keller v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Gloria Mando v. Secretary Of Health And Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984