Legal Opinion
Todd Shipyards Corp. v. Donovan
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 13, 1962No. 19285PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
In this action Todd Shipyards Corporation and its insurer sued to set aside a compensation award under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C.A. § 921. Ferdinand Lange, the claimant, suffered a heart attack while at work. The Deputy Commissioner for the Bureau of Employee Compensation of the Department of Labor awarded Lange compensation based on total disability. The appellants contend that the case presents solely a medical question: Was there a causal connection between the claimant’s myocardial infarction, which might have occurred anywhere…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Sentilles v. Inter-Caribbean Shipping Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Southern Stevedoring Co. v. HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- Commercial Casualty Ins. Co. v. HoageCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1935
- PACIFIC EMPLOYERS'INS. CO. v. PillsburyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1932
- Avignone Freres, Inc. v. CardilloCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Presley v. Tinsley Maintenance ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Hullinghorst Industries, Inc. v. David E. Carroll, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U. S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Peabody Coal Co. v. Benefits Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Stevenson v. Linens of the WeekCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- U. S. Pipe & Foundry Co. v. WebbCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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