Legal Opinion
Mathilde Rocker, as Wife of Louis P. Rocker, Wage Earner v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 8, 1966No. 30138_1PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge.
Mathilde Rocker appeals from a judgment, upholding the denial by the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare of her application for Social Security benefits as the “wife” of wage earner, Louis P. Rocker.1 We affirm.
The record in this case reveals a marital history not uncommon, unfortunately, in contemporary society. Mathilde and Louis were married in New York in September 1918. After raising four children and living together for more than thirty years, they were legally separated. In April 1960, Louis moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, and, after residing there for five…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- National Labor Relations Board v. Remington Rand, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938
- Colby v. ColbyNevada Supreme Court · 1962
- Estate of Herman Borax, Deceased, Hermine H. Borax, Louis Borax and Benjamin Borax, Executors, and Hermine Borax v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Wilbur J. Cohen, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare v. Pedro PeralesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Spindel v. SpindelDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1968
- Young & Company and Texas Employers Insurance Association v. R. J. Shea, Deputy Commissioner of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- In RE SHEPPARD v. RhayWashington Supreme Court · 1968
- Wallace v. District Unemployment Compensation BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
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