CLINE v. BEATRICE POCAHONTAS COAL CO.

No. 84-1800.

802 F.2d 1524 (1986)

Virgil CLINE, Petitioner, v. BEATRICE POCAHONTAS COAL COMPANY, Old Republic Insurance Company, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided October 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Randall Lowe (Yeary, Tate & Lowe P.C., Abingdon, Va., on brief), for petitioner.

Allen R. Prunty (Jackson, Kelly, Holt & O'Farrell, Charleston, W. Va., on brief), for respondents.

Before PHILLIPS and MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Virgil Cline appeals a ruling by the Benefits Review Board (the Board) reversing a decision by an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) awarding him black lung benefits. The ALJ invoked the interim presumption of total disability due to pneumoconiosis1 under 20 C.F.R. §§ 727.203(a)(1) and (a)(2), and found that the Beatrice Pocahontas Coal Co. (Beatrice) had failed to rebut the...

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