Legal Opinion

Haleck v. Scanlan

High Court of American Samoa

Decided November 11, 1975No. 115-1975Published

1Opinion

*1002On Motion for Rehearing

In connection with appellant’s Motion for Rehearing, following an order dismissing appeal entered September 30, 1975, the following is cogent:

The Workmen’s Compensation Act of American Samoa, 24 A.S.C., is extraordinarily similar to and seems to have been drawn largely from 33 U.S.C. Chapter 18, Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. See: Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Workmen’s Compensation Commission of American Samoa, et al. (H.C.A.S. 1975), Appellate No. 76-74. 33 U.S.C. 921 (prior to the 1972 amendment thereto) is almost exactly duplicated by 24 A.S.C.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Czaplicki v. the Hoegh SilvercloudSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. Maryland Casualty Company v. KingSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1963
  3. Braden v. Transport Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1957
  4. Lacomastic Corporation v. ParkerDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1944
  5. All Continent Corp. v. SteelmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1938

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