Square Cobb v. Railroad Retirement Board

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

Mr. Square Cobb was a train switch-man, working for the Southern Railway. On April 18, 1969, Cobb failed to show up for work and has not appeared at work since then. It is not completely clear from the record why Cobb failed to return to work after that date. He claimed that he had been “discharged” and he successfully received unemployment benefits on this basis until August 5, 1969. 1 The reasons for his absence from work before August 5 do not concern us here. After that date, however, his unemployment benefits were terminated, and that termination is the cause…