Legal Opinion
Tredway v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 19, 1979No. 13177PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:
This tort suit presents two questions concerning the interpretation of the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (hereinafter FECA). 1 The first question is whether the injury suffered by appellant is outside the scope of FECA so that she is not barred by the exclusivity provision 2 of that Act from suing her employer for negligence which allegedly caused her injury. 3 The second is whether there is a “substantial question” that appellant’s injury arose while in the performance of her duties, thus requiring her to seek and be denied relief from the Secretary of Labor…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- O'Leary v. Brown-Pacific-Maxon, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- O'Keeffe v. Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. CardilloCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- L. C. Haynes v. Rederi A/s AladdinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Gondeck v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by28 opinions
- District of Columbia v. ThompsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Smith v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Boscaglia v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1985
- Grillo v. National Bank of WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Lucero-Nelson v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1998
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