Legal Opinion
United States v. Yopp
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 31, 1978No. 77-5258PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEICK, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Gastineau has appealed from an order of the District Court affirming the denial by the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare of his claim for black lung benefits. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the judgment of the District Court.
Plaintiff was born on May 13, 1910, and has a sixth grade education. He worked in the nation’s underground coal mines for forty-two years. The cause of his retirement from mining in 1970 was a severe back injury which he received in an accident on the job. On account of this back injury, he and his wife had been receiving…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Irene Seacrist v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Claude R. Ansel v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Adolph E. Prokes v. Forrest David Mathews, Secretary, Health, Education and Welfare, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- Baker v. Secretary of Health, Education & WelfareDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1974
- Cope v. MathewsDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1976
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. Charles Frederick Woods, and United States of America v. Gerald Keith UnderwoodCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Charles Frederick Woods, and United States of America v. Gerald Keith UnderwoodCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. John YoppCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Robert L. Coburn (No. 92-1413), Chester Coburn (No. 92-1523), and Stanley L. Brown (No. 92-1555)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993