Legal Opinion
Williams v. Finch
District Court, S.D. Alabama
Decided December 17, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 4397-67PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
PITTMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff seeks review of a decision of the Appeals Council of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare adopting a determination of the Hearing Examiner, made August 22, 1966, that her husband (deceased) had failed to establish a period of disability to qualify for disability insurance benefits under Sections 216(i) and 223 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 416(i) and 423.
Review of Social Security cases is not de novo but is limited to a consideration of whether the decision of the Secretary is supported by substantial evidence. Alsobrooks v.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cecil E. Farley v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- Percy F. Hicks v. Arthur S. Flemming, U. S. Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Ollie Alsobrooks v. John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education, and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Hutton v. FlemmingDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1960
3Cited by1 opinion
- Harvey v. FinchDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1970