# Catherine Colange v. Railroad Retirement Board

> Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · April 15, 1969 · 410 F.2d 11

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/284569

## Case

- **Full name:** Catherine COLANGE, Petitioner, v. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD, Respondent
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- **Decided:** April 15, 1969
- **Citations:** 410 F.2d 11; 1969 U.S. App. LEXIS 12814
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion
- **Judges:** Byrne, Carter, Hufstedler, Per Curiam
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

PER CURIAM:
This is a petition to review the decision of the Railroad Retirement Board, holding that petitioner, on the date of her application for an annuity filed July 23, 1963, was not a “spouse” as that term is defined in Section 2(f) of the Railroad Retirement Act, 45 U.S.C. § 228b(f).
This section of the Act specifically provides that the term “spouse” shall mean the wife of an annuitant only if such wife meets at least one of three conditions at the time she files her application for a spouse’s annuity. These conditions are: (1) that they were both “members of the same household,” or (2) that she was receiving “regular contributions” from him toward her support, or (3) that he had been ordered by a court to contribute to her support.
The Railroad Retirement Board found on substantial evidence that petitioner had not satisfied any of the three alternatives set forth above.
There is no merit to the petition, and the decision is affirmed.

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