Bennemon v. Sullivan’s Empirical Analysis
914 F.2d 987 · 1990
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 402 (§ 202 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 416 (§ 216 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · Levy v. Louisiana Ex Rel. Charity Hospital · Mathews v. Lucas · Jimenez v. Weinberger · Glona v. American Guarantee & Liability Insurance
Most-quoted passages
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“The purpose of the 'regular and substantial' regulation is to prevent the child from reaping a windfall by virtue of the death of a father whose contribution to the child's support would not have been as large as that provided by the child's survivor benefits.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“following [of] a specific state-law procedure, as opposed to merely satisfying a substantive criterion of law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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