Legal Opinion
Stockman v. John T. Clark & Son of Boston, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 27, 1976No. 75-1360PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
This petition for review, brought by an employer and its compensation carrier, raises a difficult question of interpreting the 1972 amendments to the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act). 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq.
Working on the Boston waterfront for his employer, John T. Clark & Son of Boston, Inc. (Clark), John A. Stockman sustained an inguinal hernia on October 1, 1973, while removing the contents of a container1 which had previously been off-loaded from a vessel. Clark and its insurer, acknowledging liability under Massachusetts…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Texports Stevedore Co. v. WinchesterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Maine Public Service Company v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Dravo Corp. v. MaxinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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