Legal Opinion
Essie D. COOK, Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 21, 1986No. 85-1564PublishedCited by 279 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge.
Essie Cook appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, affirming the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny her widow’s Social Security insurance benefits.
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Essie Cook was born on March 8, 1931, and completed the eighth grade in school. Her husband, Clewit Cook, died on October 19, 1982. At the time of his death, Clewit Cook was a fully insured individual within the meaning of the Act. Essie Cook has not remarried.
In February, 1983, Cook filed applications for wage earner’s disability…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- David E. Hicks v. John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
- James E. Marsh v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health, Education & WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Irma L. Wokojance v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Lucinda J. Sullivan v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare,defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by279 opinions
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- Jeffrey Pearson v. Carolyn ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2015
- Lakenisha Dowling v. Commissioner of SSACourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2021
- Patterson v. Commissioner of Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2017
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