Legal Opinion
Liberty Mut. Ins. v. Marshall
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided October 20, 1944No. 851PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWEN, District Judge.
On December 1, 1942, the claimant, John B. Piatt, while working at his desk in his office furnished by his employer, sustained a blow on his head by a falling light globe and light globe shade, weighing altogether about three and a half pounds.
The immediate results of that accident were that Mr. Piatt experienced dizziness immediately after receiving the blow, and sustained a laceration and puncture of the skin of the scalp.
He was conducted by two or more of his business associates to a first aid station where he received first aid and was sent home.
On the second day…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McNeelly v. SheppeardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
- Frank Marra Co. v. NortonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1931
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. NortonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1913
- Southern S. S. Co. v. NortonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1941
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Hampton Roads Stevedoring Corporation v. O'HearneCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
- Contractors v. Pillsbury, Deputy Commissioner, United States Employees' Compensation CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1945
- Industrial Commission v. HavensSupreme Court of Colorado · 1957