DAVIS v. RICHARDSON

No. 71-1487.

460 F.2d 772 (1972)

Leilla DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Elliot L. RICHARDSON, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 9, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan M. Stein, Community Legal Service, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff-appellant.

Greer S. Goldman, Dept. of Justice, Civil Div., Washington, D. C., for defendant-appellee.

Before McLAUGHLIN, VAN DUSEN and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

This appeal is from the decision of the district court which upheld the validity of the application by the Secretary of the doctrine of res judicata to the 1966 decision of the examiner.

Plaintiff originally filed for disability benefits on the basis of a heart condition and diabetes in 1959 at age 37. Her claim was denied initially and after reconsideration, because her purported illnesses did not meet the disability...

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