Legal Opinion
James A. Prater v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health & Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 14, 1980No. 79-1355PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
Factual Background
James A. Prater labored in the underground coal mines of Virginia for over 18 years. During that time, he worked primarily as a machinist. Prater’s medical history was unremarkable until 1957, when, while working, Prater broke his back in a slate fall. Despite the severe anxiety that the accident caused him, he returned and continued to toil in the mines until December 1965 when, at the age of 40 and with the responsibilities of a wife and four children of school age, Prater, a man with a second grade education, was forced to leave his job because of…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Glen Hon v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Arden Hamrick v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
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