Legal Opinion
Helen I. Gloss v. Railroad Retirement Board
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 27, 1962No. 16906_1PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
The issue presented on this appeal is one of first impression: Does annulment of a widow’s second marriage revive her right to an annuity under Section 5(b) 1 of the Railroad Retirement Act? The *569•cases 2 are divided in answering the question under a similar provision3 of the ■Social Security Act, but no court has ■been confronted with the question under the Railroad Retirement Act. The answer turns on the interpretation of the .statutory term “remarriage.”
On April 24, 1959, appellant, a widow 'receiving a pension under Section 5(b) -of the Act, married one…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Unemployment Compensation Comm'n of Alaska v. AragonSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- De Sylva v. BallentineSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Sleicher v. SleicherNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Gaines v. JacobsenNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by12 opinions
- Bell v. Tug ShrikeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- Harris v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Downs v. District of Columbia Police & Firefighters Retirement & Relief BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- William B. Andrews v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Adam J. Bertamini v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.