1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 583 F.2d
  5. 583 F.2d 572 (1978)
 

MOLINA-CRESPO v. CALIFANO

No. 78-1123.

583 F.2d 572 (1978)

Elisa MOLINA-CRESPO, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Joseph CALIFANO, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 22, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. J. Amadeo Murga, Santurce, P. R., and Juan M. Garcia-Passalacqua, Hato Rey, P. R., on brief, for plaintiff, appellant.

Julio Morales Sanchez, U. S. Atty., and Jose A. Acosta-Grubb, Asst. U. S. Atty., on brief, for defendant, appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL and BOWNES, Circuit Judges.

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

Appellant, a United States citizen and resident of Puerto Rico, applied for Social Security old age benefits pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 428. Her application was denied because such benefits are available only to residents of the United States which is defined as the 50 states and the District of Columbia. 42 U.S.C. § 428(e). Except for her failure to meet the residency requirement, appellant would have been eligible for benefits. On May...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases