Legal Opinion
Joseph C. Goodwin v. Railroad Retirement Board
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 10, 1977No. 76-1504PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEHRTENS, District Judge:
Petitioner appeals from a decision of the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) denying him a disabled child’s insurance annuity under section 5(c) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 (45 U.S.C. § 228e(c)). We reverse.
In 1973, petitioner Joseph C. Goodwin filed an application with the RRB for a child’s insurance annuity, based on his deceased father’s service to the railroad. The Board denied his application, and he appealed to this Court as permitted by 45 U.S.C. § 228k.
To qualify for these benefits “a ‘child’ shall have been dependent upon its parent employee at the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Aaron v. FlemingDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1958
- Neal Futernick v. Elliott L. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
- Santos Reyes v. The Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Russell H. Duncan v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Ziskin v. WeinbergerDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1973
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Louis E. Elam v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Fay E. Burleson v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Mary Sue Estes v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Peter G. ASPROS, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Eddie L. Peppers v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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