Legal Opinion
Loren E. Damon, Jr., by His Next Friend, Vivian F. Damon v. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 23, 1977No. 514, Docket 76-6145PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents us with a close question based on unusual facts in the context of a unique admixture of federal and Vermont law. The United States District Court for the District of Vermont, Albert W. Coffrin, Judge, held that the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) had properly denied child’s Social Security insurance benefits to appellant, an adopted minor. We reverse.
The facts are not in dispute. Appellant Loren Damon, now 15 years old, has lived with Mrs. Vivian Damon and her husband since infancy. His status in their home during most of the period…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Sylvia Haberman v. Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Frieda Rosenberg v. Elliot Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education & WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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- Mary J. Cunningham v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
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