Mrs. Ida A. Ladish v. Railroad Retirement Board

This appeal is from a decision of the Railroad Retirement Board denying the claim of appellant for a widow’s annuity under § 5(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 228e(a). Our duty is to affirm if the decision of the Board is supported by substantial evidence in the record, and was not based on an error of law. Smith v. Railroad Retirement Board, 5 Cir., 1959, 267 F.2d 369; Freeman v. Railroad Retirement Board, 5 Cir., 1951, 192 F.2d 51, cert, den., 343 U.S. 909, 72 S.Ct. 640, 96 L.Ed. 1326; and Squires v. Railroad Retirement Board, 5 Cir., 1947, 161 F.2d 182. We find this to be…