BEGLEY v. CONSOLIDATION COAL CO.

No. 86-3659.

826 F.2d 1512 (1987)

Laura BEGLEY (Widow of Shaftner Begley, deceased), Petitioner, v. CONSOLIDATION COAL COMPANY; Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided August 20, 1987.

Rehearing Denied October 19, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Barnett, Charleston, W.Va., Benefits Review Bd., U.S. Dept. of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, D.C., Bruce A. McDonald, J. Michael O'Neill, for respondents.

John David Preston, Paintsville, Ky., for petitioner.

Before JONES and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.


CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Laura Begley ("Begley"), widow of deceased coal miner Shaftner Begley ("Shaftner"), appeals an affirmance by the Benefits Review Board, United States Department of Labor ("BRB" or "Board"), of an Administrative Law Judge's ("ALJ") determination denying her benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. (1982). Begley contends that the ALJ's conclusion...

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