Romanot v. Mathews

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, District Judge.

John P. Romanot, a coal miner, died in October, 1970. After his death his surviving widow filed a claim for black lung survivor’s benefits under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act (hereafter “Act”), as amended by the Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972. 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. After a hearing, the Administrative Law Judge, in April, 1975, denied Mrs. Romanot’s claim for benefits, and, in July, 1975 that decision became the final decision of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (hereafter “Secretary”), when it was…