Legal Opinion
Rothschild & Co. v. Marshall
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided June 30, 1930No. 748PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNeterer, District Judge
(after stating the faets as above).
It is obvious that the Congress intended that the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (33 USCA §§ 901-950) be construed liberally in behalf of the injured workers, and has created the deputy commissioner a special tribunal not bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence or by technical or formal rules of procedure to “make such investigation or inquiry or conduct such hearing in such manner as to best ascertain the rights of the parties.” 33 USCA § 923. This statutory review (33 USCA § 921) is distinguished from a suit in equity in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Ohio Valley Water Co. v. Ben Avon BoroughSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Washington Ex Rel. Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. v. FairchildSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Joyce v. UNITED STATES DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR FIRST COMPENSATION DIST.District Court, D. Maine · 1929
- Obrecht-Lynch Corporation v. ClarkDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1929
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3Cited by12 opinions
- South Chicago Coal & Dock Co. v. BassettCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939
- Morrison-Knudsen Company v. VereenAlaska Supreme Court · 1966
- Di Giorgio Fruit Corp. v. NortonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1937
- Kropp v. ParkerDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1934
- Gravel Products Corporation v. McManigalDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1936
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