COPELAND v. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

No. 20130.

327 F.2d 348 (1964)

Randolph W. COPELAND, Petitioner, v. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

January 29, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas N. Crawford, Jr., Birmingham, Ala., for petitioner.

Myles F. Gibbons, Gen. Counsel, Railroad Retirement Board, Chicago, Ill., David B. Schreiber, Associate General Counsel, Railroad Retirement Board, Edward E. Reilly, David M. Goldman, Railroad Retirement Board, Chicago, Ill., of counsel, for respondent.

Before CAMERON and WISDOM, Circuit Judges, and DeVANE, District Judge.


CAMERON, Circuit Judge.

This appeal involves the question of whether there was substantial evidence to support the Railroad Retirement Board's finding that the petitioner's physical or mental condition was not such that he was unable to engage in any regular employment.

Petitioner, a forty-six year old railroad laborer, applied for an annuity under § 2(a) (5) of the Railroad Retirement Act,1...

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