Legal Opinion
Weeks v. Behrend
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 19, 1943No. 8319PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Associate Justice.
Appellant’s husband died June 23, 1938, of injuries which he suffered as an employee of appellee Behrend. The Deputy Commissioner awarded compensation to appellant as widow. At the suit of the employer and the insurance carrier, the District Court has enjoined the Deputy Commissioner and the widow from enforcing the award. The widow appeals but the Deputy Commissioner does not.
The Compensation Act1 defines “widow” as including “only the decedent’s wife living with or dependent for support upon him at the time of his death; or living apart for justifiable cause or…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Nelson's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Parks v. ParksCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Newman's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Finn v. Detroit, Mt. Clemens & Marine City RailwayMichigan Supreme Court · 1916
- Martilla v. Quincy Mining Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1923
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Moore Dry Dock Co. v. PillsburyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1948
- Matthews v. WalterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Standard Dredging Corp. v. HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945
- Gibson v. HughesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- Lavino Shipping Co. v. DonovanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
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