Legal Opinion
Mary Smakula v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education & Welfare
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 1, 1978No. 77-1396PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
VAN DUSEN, Circuit Judge.
Samuel Smakula, a coal miner for nearly 40 years, collapsed and died suddenly in the colliery wash house on May 20, 1957. His widow, Mary Smakula, filed a claim with the Social Security Administration on September 8, 1970, for “widow’s black lung benefits” under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended, 30 U.S.C. §§ 901 et seq. (1970). After protracted proceedings, including three de novo administrative hearings, an administrative law judge (ALJ) awarded Mrs. Smakula black lung benefits in a decision of December 23, 1975 1…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Marie L. Felthager v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Annette Caudill Farmer v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary, Health, Education and Welfare, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Elizabeth Craig, Widow and Dependent of William Frank Craig, Deceased v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Helen Hillibush, Widow of Edward Hillibush, Deceased v. U.S. Department of Labor, Benefits Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Josephine Mancia Widow of Angelo Mancia v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Gartenberg v. Merrill Lynch Asset Management, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Jeanette Farmer v. F. David Mathews, Secretary Health, Education & WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
- Dolly B. Hunter, Widow of Charles H. Hunter v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Benefits Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
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