PEFFLEY-WARNER v. BOWEN

No. 55674-1.

113 Wn.2d 243 (1989)

778 P.2d 1022

CERTIFICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT IN MARILYN E. PEFFLEY-WARNER, Appellant, v. OTIS R. BOWEN, Appellee.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

September 14, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence A. Weiser of University Legal Assistance, for appellant.

John E. Lamp, United States Attorney; Thomas O. Rice, Assistant Attorney of the United States; Patrick E. McBride, Chief Counsel; and Richard H. Wetmore, Assistant Regional Counsel, for appellee.


SMITH, J.

Appellant Marilyn E. Peffley-Warner brought an action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington appealing a decision by the United States Social Security Administration, claiming that Appellee Otis R. Bowen, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, wrongfully denied her widow's benefits under the Social Security Act upon the death of Sylvan F. Warner. Appellant and Mr. Warner were never married, but maintained a "meretricious...

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