Legal Opinion
De Bardeleben Coal Corp. v. Henderson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 10, 1944No. 10923PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
Brought to set aside an award under the Federal Compensation Act, 1 the claim was that compensation was validly provided by the Statutes of Louisiana, 2 and the Federal Act was without application. The district judge, disagreeing with this view, dismissed the suit, and plaintiffs have appealed.
Here, relying heavily on New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. McManigal, 2 Cir., 87 F.2d 332, appellants insist that, though the accident occurred on navigable waters, 3 this is one of those cases where the acci dent “had no direct relation to navigation, and the application of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Davis v. Department of Labor and Industries of Wash.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Grant Smith-Porter Ship Co. v. RohdeSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Parker v. Motor Boat Sales, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Millers' Indemnity Underwriters v. BraudSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Calbeck v. Travelers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. O'RourkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Clyde Flowers v. The Travelers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Mike Hooks, Inc. v. Gonzalo PenaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. O'hearne, Deputy CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1951
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