Jackson v. Harris

MEMORANDUM-OPINION

HARPER, District Judge.

Ivy L. Jackson has filed an application as next friend of her children Vaughn Errol Lee and Cheston Alexander Lee, for child’s insurance benefits, as provided in the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 402(d). The claim is directed against the earnings record of Alfred S. Lee, the deceased wage earner, who expired on November 3, 1978, while domiciled in the State of Missouri. The application was denied by the Secretary, who found that the children did not meet the benefit requirements of the Act.

The plaintiff subsequently requested a hearing which was…