Legal Opinion
T. Smith & Son, Inc. v. Frank Williams
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1960No. 17959_1PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
This action involves Section 2283 of the Judicial Code, 28 U.S.C.A. § 2283 restricting the power of federal courts to enjoin state court proceedings. The subject matter of the action, compensation to a waterfront worker, is a sore spot in federal-state relations. The question for decision is whether a federal court may enjoin compensation proceedings brought by a longshoreman against his employer in a state court under a state act when, as federal courts see it, the longshoreman’s remedy is exclusively under the federal Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation…
2Cases cited58 opinions
- Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Watson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Kline v. Burke Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Bowles v. WillinghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Edward Morgan MacKenna v. O. B. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Texas Employers' Insurance Association v. Leroy JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Piambino v. BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Lee F. Dilworth v. T. N. Riner, Owner of Tom's RestaurantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Father Nathaniel MacHesky v. Honorable William H. Bizzell, as Chancellor of the Chancery Court of Leflore County, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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