ROBERTSON v. CALIFANO

No. 78-1846.

601 F.2d 1276 (1979)

Amos ROBERTSON, Appellant, v. Joseph A. CALIFANO, Jr., Sec. of Health, Education & Welfare, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 16, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah Garton Gibson, Bluefield, W. Va. (Hensley, Muth & Gibson, Bluefield, W. Va., on brief), for appellant.

Rebecca A. Betts, Asst. U. S. Atty., Charleston, W. Va. (Robert B. King, U. S. Atty., Charleston, W. Va., on brief), for appellee.

Before RUSSELL, WIDENER and HALL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Amos Robertson [claimant] appeals from a final order of the district court affirming a decision of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare that he was not entitled to "black lung" benefits sought pursuant to the regulations enacted under Part B of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended, 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. [the Act]. Claimant alleges that the Secretary's denial of benefits is not supported by substantial...

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