Legal Opinion
Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock Co. v. O'Leary
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided December 13, 1963No. 5942PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEEKS, District Judge.
The Bureau of Employee’s Compensation, having been struck down in an attempt to extend its jurisdiction and authority to an injury occurring on a dock, pier or wharf, Atlantic Stevedoring Company v. O’Keeffe (S.D.Ga.1963), 220 F.Supp. 881, now seeks to extend it into a new and different field.
The facts of the case are not in dispute and are substantially as follows: On May 15, 1962, claimant, Robert H. Bradley, a machinist employee of plaintiff, was severely injured while installing a rudder post bearing on the stern of the USNS “COCHRANE”, which was lying on plaintiff’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Calbeck v. Travelers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Avondale Marine Ways, Inc. v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- William Berryhill v. Pacific Far East Line, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Atlantic Stevedoring Company v. O'KEEFFEDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1963
- Alaska Airlines, Inc. v. O'LearyDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1963
3Cited by4 opinions
- Port Houston Ironworks, Inc. v. CalbeckDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1964
- Texas Employers Insurance v. CalbeckDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1966
- O'Leary v. Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- O'leary v. Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965