Legal Opinion
Cunnyngham v. Donovan
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided July 26, 1967No. Civ. A. Nos. 12287, 66-672PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASSIBRY, District Judge:
Petitioner, Kenneth H. Cunnyngham, was injured while employed by The Fluor Corporation on a construction project at an overseas United States military installation on December 20, 1953. As a result of his injuries, one leg had to be amputated above the knee, and he was left with a 35 per cent permanent disability of the other leg. His employer paid him compensation aggregating $11,000 under the Defense Base Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1651, et seq., which incorporates most of the provisions of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Prince Heyward v. Public Housing AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- William H. Baker v. John W. Gardner, Secretary of the United States Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- John W. McGrath Corp. v. HughesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Mississippi Shipping Co. v. HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Kenneth H. Cunnyngham v. P. J. Donovan, Deputy Commissioner, Seventh Compensation District, Bureau of Employees' CompensationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Wigfall v. Tideland Utilities, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2003
- Cunnyngham v. DonovanDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1969
- The Fluor Corporation, Limited, and Commercial Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey v. Kenneth H. CunnynghamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969