GEORGE v. RICHARDSON

No. 72-1748. Summary Calendar.

463 F.2d 1139 (1972)

Florence GEORGE, a widow, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elliot L. RICHARDSON, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 28, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Rust, U. S. Atty., Clemens Hagglund, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., Carl H. Harper, Regional Atty., Eli Kaplan, Deputy Regional Atty., Dept. of Health, Educ. & Welfare, Atlanta, Ga., Harlington Wood, Jr., Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Kathryn H. Baldwin, William D. Appler, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendant-appellant.

Charles K. George, Adams, George & Wood, Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BELL, DYER and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare denied Mrs. George a wage earner status which precluded her from qualifying for old age benefits under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 401 et seq. The district court overturned the Secretary's determination. We reverse.

In order to qualify for old age insurance benefits at age 62, a woman must obtain at least one quarter of coverage between 1951...

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