Legal Opinion

Walter A. Aldridge, Jr. v. Railroad Retirement Board

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 17, 1961No. 18574PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

The Petitioner asks the Court to set aside a decision of the Railroad Retirement Board that he was not entitled to an annuity under Section 2(a)5 of the Railroad Retirement Act (45 U.S. C.A. § 228b(a), subd. 5. The petitioner contends that: (1) the Board’s decision is not supported by substantial evidence; and, (2) the Board erred in holding that “the test to be applied in determining whether an individual is ‘unable to engage in any regular employment’ [the language of the Act] is not whether he is disabled for service in his usual occupation, but whether he is permanently disabled for any…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Squires v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1947
  2. Watts v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Russell H. Duncan v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
  2. William B. Andrews v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
  3. Adam J. Bertamini v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971

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