Legal Opinion
O'KEEFFE v. Aerojet-General Shipyards, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 17, 1972No. 71-262PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner, a Labor Department Deputy Commissioner, rejected an employee’s claim against respondent under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 44 Stat. 1424, as amended, 33 U. S. C. § 901 et seq., on the ground that the proofs failed to establish that his disability was related to conditions of his employment. Thereafter petitioner reopened the case pursuant to § 22 of the Act, 33 U. S. C. § 922. On the basis of testimony by the employee’s personal physician and a commission-appointed doctor; petitioner concluded, contrary to his initial determination, that the disabling…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Luckenbach S. S. Co. v. NortonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1939
- C. K. Case v. C. D. Calbeck, Deputy Commissioner, Eighth Compensation District of the U. S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Employees' CompensationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Aerojet-General Shipyards, Inc., a Corporation, and the Home Indemnity Company, a Corporation v. William M. O'keeffe, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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