Legal Opinion

Betty J. MATTHEWS, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of HHS, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 19, 1989No. 88-2731PublishedCited by 108 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Betty Matthews appeals from an order of the district court affirming a denial of supplemental security income (SSI) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Matthews is a forty-seven year old woman seeking SSI because of an inability to work as a result of a back injury. In the last fifteen years, Matthews has held only one job; she worked as an ironer and a folder at the Tri-State Laundry from March to October 1985. She left this job after injuring her back while pulling a heavy laundry cart onto a set of scales and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Lorraine POLASKI, Et Al., Appellees, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  2. Ersa LANDSAW, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
  3. Lorraine POLASKI, Et Al., Appellees, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  4. Nadine BENSKIN, Appellee, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
  5. Jesse CONLEY, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by108 opinions

  1. Sharon K. COX, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  2. Glenna R. WOOLF, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  3. Nancy KELLEY, Appellant, v. John J. CALLAHAN, Acting Commissioner, Social Security Administration, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  4. Wayne T. BAKER, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security Administration, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  5. Smith v. ShalalaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993

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