Legal Opinion
Independent Pier Co. v. Norton
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 26, 1931No. 4696PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.
Patrick Morley, a stevedore, having been injured aboard a ship in the harbor of Philadelphia, claimed compensation for his in*735jury under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 44 Stat. 1424 (33 USCA § 90-1 et seq.). There were three hearings. At the first the Deputy Commissioner found that Morley had for some time suffered from arthritis in his left knee, that the ailment was greatly aggravated by the injury, and that it totally incapacitated him for work as a stevedore. He allowed compensation accordingly. About that order there is no trouble. It was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bates & Guild Co. v. PayneSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Silberschein v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Ma-King Products Co. v. BlairSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Burfenning v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1896
- United States Ex Rel. Berman v. CurranCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1926
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3Cited by12 opinions
- South Chicago Coal & Dock Co. v. BassettCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939
- Perini Corporation v. HeydeDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1969
- Peek v. Ayers Auto SupplyNebraska Supreme Court · 1953
- Gravel Products Corporation v. McManigalDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1936
- Southern S. S. Co. v. NortonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1939
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