Zurich v. Cardillo

JONES, Circuit Judge.

Acting in pursuance of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 44 Stat. 1424, 33 U.S.C.A. § 901 et seq., the deputy commissioner awarded compensation to the injured employee claimant and made an allowance to his physician for the latter’s medical services. The employer and its insurance carrier separately took the pending appeals from the judgments of the District Court sustaining the commissioner’s award after augmenting the amount of the allowance for medical expenses.

After the appellants had filed their respective briefs and joint appendix on the…