Legal Opinion
Lucille Smith v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 23, 1983No. 82-5386PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT J. HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The appellant, Lucille Smith, applied for Social Security widow’s insurance benefits pursuant to the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 402(e)(1) (1976). 1 2 The Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) denied her claim on the ground that she was not legally the deceased wage earner’s wife because she had not dissolved a previous common law marriage. She then sought judicial review 2 in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division, which upheld the Secretary’s decision. Finding that the Secretary and the district…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- William P. Wiggins v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- William M. Smallwood v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Tartt v. NegusSupreme Court of Alabama · 1899
- White v. HillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
- Prince v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Glen W. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Ted Martin v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Marie McDaniel v. Otis R. Bowen , Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- George WASHINGTON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- Mamie L. JAMISON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services of the United States, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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