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WOODS v. FINCH

No. 18458.

428 F.2d 469 (1970)

Walter J. WOODS, Appellant, v. Robert H. FINCH, Secretary, Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 1, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Swope, Jr., Swope & Swope, Ebensburg, Pa., for appellant.

Douglas D. McBroom, Asst. U. S. Atty., for appellee (Richard L. Thornburgh, U. S. Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa., on the brief).

Before GANEY, VAN DUSEN and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff appeals from an order of summary judgment, entered in favor of the defendant on October 2, 1969.

Plaintiff worked as a coal miner for 35 years, but was forced to discontinue his employment as a result of osteoarthritis and lung disorders contracted in the course of his employment. He applied for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act. The hearing examiner found that plaintiff had "possible...

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