PETRUZZI v. WEINBERGER

Civ. A. No. 74-56 Erie.

394 F.Supp. 182 (1975)

Shirley PETRUZZI, Plaintiff, v. Caspar W. WEINBERGER, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, Defendant.

United States District Court, W. D. Pennsylvania.

April 8, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Potter, MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton, Erie, Pa., for plaintiff.

Richard L. Thornburgh, U. S. Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendant.


OPINION

WEBER, District Judge.

Plaintiff Shirley Petruzzi brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 405(g) to obtain a review of a final decision of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare which denied her claim for disability insurance benefits.

At the outset it must be noted that plaintiff's claim is for widow's insurance benefits and that the relevant standard of inability to engage in "any substantial activity," 42 U.S.C. §...

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