Legal Opinion
Woods Bros. Construction Co. v. Iowa Unemployment Compensation Commission
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 11, 1941No. 45440PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStiger, J.
In 1936 and 1937 plaintiff was engaged in the performance of contracts with the United States Government for the improvement of the navigability of the Missouri and other rivers under the supervision of United States Army engineers. The improvement was accomplished by fabricating lumber mats on floating barges and sinking them to the river bed at designated places.
In 1935 congress passed the Federal Social Security Act which excepted from employment benefits certain groups, among which are members of a crew of a vessel.
Section 907 (c), Title IX of the Federal Social Security Act [42 U. S. C.,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- South Chicago Coal & Dock Co. v. BassettSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- United States v. Cerecedo Hermanos Y CompañiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Saylor v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1896
- Fitch v. NewberryMichigan Supreme Court · 1843
- H. Duys Co., Inc. v. ToneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1939
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Hubbard v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- Lever Brothers Company v. ErbeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1958
- California Employment Commission v. KovacevichCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
- Meredith Publishing Co. v. Iowa Employment Security CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1942
- Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co. v. State Unemployment Compensation CommissionOregon Supreme Court · 1942
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