WOODARD v. SECRETARY OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE

No. 79-1973.

626 F.2d 46 (1980)

Emma J. WOODARD, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ponder & Jarboe, Walnut Ridge, Ark., on brief, for appellant.

Alice Daniel, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D. C., George W. Proctor, U. S. Atty., Richard M. Pence, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Little Rock, Ark., and Nathan Kobin, Atty., Dept. of H. E. W., Baltimore, Md., on brief, for appellee.

Before HEANEY and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges, and HUNGATE, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from the determination of the district court that there was substantial evidence on the record to support the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare's denial of disability benefits to Emma J. Woodard. We remand.

Emma Woodard is a 50-year-old woman with a third grade education. She can read and write but not proficiently. Until 1963, she held a number of jobs, including assembly-line...

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