Legal Opinion
Bennemon ex rel. Williams v. Sullivan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 1, 1990No. 89-2996PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by a disappointed applicant for child’s social security survivor benefits. The child, Tarelle M. Williams, is the illegitimate son of Betty Bennemon, who claims that the father is George Williams, a deceased wage earner covered by social security, and that, as his child, Tarelle is entitled to the benefits that Bennemon is seeking on Tarelle’s behalf. In days of yore, the claim would have been laughable from a legal standpoint; illegitimate children had no entitlements to inherit, 1 Blackstone, Commentaries 458 (1765), and social security survivor’s…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Levy v. Louisiana Ex Rel. Charity HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Mathews v. LucasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Jimenez v. WeinbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Glona v. American Guarantee & Liability InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Wolfe v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- Robinson ex rel. Virgies v. ShalalaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Bennemon v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Allen ex rel. Allen v. CallahanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Mornes Ex Rel. Norment v. ChaterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
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