Legal Opinion
Geraldine Johnson v. Joseph A. Califano, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 4, 1979No. 77-3319PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN W. PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.
The present appeal requires this Court to interpret the meaning of a “presumption of death,” as that principle applies to the provisions of the Social Security Act. Plaintiff, Geraldine (Ross) Johnson, sought surviving child benefits for her daughter, Kathy M. Ross, pursuant to the provisions of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 402(d)(1).1 As a condition to receipt of these benefits, plaintiff was required to establish that Kathy’s father, Danny D. Ross, was dead.2 Because plaintiff could not prove the death of Ross by direct evidence, she relied on the…
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Monroig v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1982
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