Legal Opinion
Lincovich v. Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 13, 1975No. Civ. A. 75-166PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GORBEY, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Mary Lincovich, widow of Andrew Lincovich, filed an Application for Survivor’s Benefits on August 7, 1970, under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, as amended, based on the coal mine employment of her deceased husband. After terminating his employment as a miner because of his health, he obtained a truck which he used to haul coal which was loaded and unloaded mechanically. On May 17, 1951, while at a mine to obtain coal, he entered the mine in an unsuccessful attempt to rescue a miner who had been caught underground. Both died as the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Minnie Gold v. The Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Blanscet v. RibicoffDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1962
- National Independent Coal Operator's Ass'n v. BrennanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1974
- Hennig v. GardnerDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1967
- Toborowski v. FinchDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
3Cited by6 opinions
- Capoferri v. HarrisDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- Echo v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Cancel v. HarrisDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Dean v. CalifanoDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1977
- Joseph F. Echo v. Director, Office Of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
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