Legal Opinion
Wade Knott v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 16, 1977No. 77-1854PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Wade Knott appeals pursuant to Section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), from a denial by defendant Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare of his claim for disability insurance benefits. The district court sustained the denial by granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment. We affirm.
Knott is a 64-year-old resident of Arnaudville, Louisiana. He is uneducated. He finished the second grade and part of the third, but writes only well enough to sign his name. He is unable to read a newspaper. As a youngster, Knott farmed cotton with…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Thomas E. Depaepe, Sr. v. Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary, Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Bernice F. Stark v. Caspar W. Weinberger (Successor to Elliot Richardson)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Ramon M. Rivas v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- James H. Hemphill v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary, Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Alvin R. HARRELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Mary Strickland v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- William J. FRANCIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Percy Johnson v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Bertha MACIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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