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BABER v. SCHWEIKER

Civ. A. No. 80-1665.

539 F.Supp. 993 (1982)

Ruth BABER (McGee), Plaintiff, v. Richard S. SCHWEIKER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

May 5, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Brian Molloy and Mark B. Stern, (Court-appointed), Wald, Harkrader & Ross, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

Nathan Dodell, Asst. U. S. Atty., Stanley S. Harris, U. S. Atty., Royce C. Lamberth, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BARRINGTON D. PARKER, District Judge:

Plaintiff Ruth Baber (McGee) challenges the Social Security Administration's denial of her application for survivor's benefits.1 Her eligibility for the benefits turns on whether she entered into a common law marriage with Luther McGee, the deceased. The question presented is the validity of the agency's interpretation of Alabama law in determining whether a common law...

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