Legal Opinion
O'Brien v. Selskab
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 1, 1920PublishedCited by 11 opinions
On appeal from the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
White, J.
In 1916 Michael O’Brien, while in the employ of the defendant and at work in the hold of its vessel, which was unloading at its dock in Hoboken, New Jersey, received injuries from which he died. The plaintiffs are his widow and three infant children, together with the administrator of his estate. The suit is upon an agreement in writing, signed March 12th, 1917, by the defendant and by the widow of the deceased (the latter’s signature being witnessed by his administrator) and approved by the Workmen’s Compensation Aid Bureau, wherein defendant…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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