Legal Opinion
Carter ex rel. Middleton v. Cleland
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 17, 1980No. 79-1843PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, Estelle Carter and Glossie Middleton, challenge the Veterans Administration’s “birth by another rule,” on the basis of which they were deemed ineligible for death pension benefits. Both women were married to World War II veterans, who drank to excess and physically abused them. As a result of this mistreatment, they were separated from their husbands. Thereafter appellants had almost no personal contact with their husbands, and each eventually had children by other men.1 No divorce was obtained in either case.…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Miriam Rodway v. The United States Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Guardian Federal Savings and Loan Association v. Federal Savings and Loan Insurance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by8 opinions
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