Miller v. Ribicoff

PICARD, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from an order of the Appeals Council of the Social Security Agency, affirming the hearing examiner denying benefits to plaintiff and child under the Old Age and Survivors Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 401 et seq., holding that plaintiff, Mamie Miller, was not the lawful wife of decedent Roosevelt Miller.

Findings of Fact

The question in this court revolves around whether or not Roosevelt Miller, deceased, was of legal age when he married his first wife.

The facts are these: On the 6th day of September, 1936, Roosevelt Miller was married to Rochelle Huckleberry of Dawson,…