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GOODWIN v. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BD.

No. 76-1504.

546 F.2d 1169 (1977)

Joseph C. GOODWIN, Petitioner, v. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 10, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey J. Skarda, Houston, Tex., for petitioner.

Dale G. Zimmerman, Gen. Counsel, David B. Schreiber, Assoc. Gen. Counsel, Edward S. Hintzke, Asst. Gen. Counsel, James E. Lanter, Gen. Atty., Railroad Retirement Bd., Chicago, Ill., for respondent.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, GODBOLD, Circuit Judge, and MEHRTENS, District Judge.

MEHRTENS, District Judge:

Petitioner appeals from a decision of the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) denying him a disabled child's insurance annuity under section 5(c) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 (45 U.S.C. § 228e(c)). We reverse.

In 1973, petitioner Joseph C. Goodwin filed an application with the RRB for a child's insurance annuity, based on his deceased father's service to the railroad. The Board denied his application, and he appealed to...

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