Legal Opinion
Jeffers v. Foundation Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 13, 1936No. 442PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Per curiam
The question upon which this case turns is whether the plaintiff may recover under the Jones Act (section 688, title 46, U.S. Code, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688), or whether he is confined to the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (77 P.S.Pa. § 1 et seq.). His right to compensation under the Longshoremen’s & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (section 901 et seq., title 33, U.S. Code, 33 U.S.C.A. § 901 et seq.) turns on the same considerations. He was a diver, employed to help in building the foundation for a pier of a bridge across the Ohio river at Pittsburgh. This foundation consisted of a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Cleveland Terminal & Valley Railroad Co. v. Cleveland Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
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3Cited by16 opinions
- McGuire v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
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- Cookmeyer v. Louisiana Department of HighwaysDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1970
- Wahlgren v. Standard Oil Co. of New JerseyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1941
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