Legal Opinion
Hagens v. United Fruit Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 27, 1943No. 253PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK, Circuit Judge.
The Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C.A. § 903(a) provides that no compensation shall be payable under that Act “in respect of disability or death of * * * a member of a crew of any vessel * * * § 905 provides: “The liability of an employer * * * shall be exclusive and in place of all other liability of such employer to the employee * * The award, under the Act, if the commissioner had jurisdiction, is therefore a bar to the present suit because no such award could be made validly without a determination that plaintiff was not a member of the…
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Schantz v. American Dredging Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1943
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