Legal Opinion

Iacone v. Cardillo

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided December 9, 1953No. 22659_1PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEDINA, Circuit Judge.

The question whether claimant is entitled to a scheduled award for the loss of an eye industrially blind as the result of a previous, non-industrial accident, is a novel one under the federal Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C.A. § 901 et seq. Decisions on this problem under the various state workmen’s compensation laws are in hopeless conflict. Supporting the decision below: London Guarantee & Accident Co. v. Industrial Comm., 1924, 76 Colo. 155, 230 P. 598 [but cf. Downs v. Industrial Comm., 1942 109 Colo. 12, 121 P.2d 489]; Dyer v. Abrasive…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Lawson v. Suwannee Fruit & Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Hoffman v. PalmerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
  3. Stutsman County v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  4. Cain v. BowlbyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1940
  5. Twin Harbor Stevedoring & Tug Co. v. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. The Travelers Insurance Company and Todd Shipyards Corporation v. Frank A. Cardillo, Deputy Commissioner, Federal Security Agency, Bureau of Employees' Compensation, Second Compensation District, and Joseph Tropea, Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc., Plaintiff-Employer-Appellant, and American Policyholders' Insurance Company And/or American Mutual Liability Insurance Company, Plaintiff-Insurance Carrier-Appellant, and Hartford Accident& Indemnity Company, Plaintiff-Insurance Carrier-Appellant, and the State Insurance Fund, Plaintiff-Insurance Carrier-Appellant v. Thorleif Johansen, Defendant-Claimant-Respondent, and Frank A. Cardillo, Deputy Commissioner, Second Compensation District, Defendant-Respondent. Todd Shipyards Corporation, Inc., Employer-Plaintiff-Appellant, and Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Company, Insurance Carrier-Plaintiff-Appellant v. United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Employees' Compensation, Second District and Frank A. Cardillo, as Deputy Commissioner and Raymond LebowitzCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
  2. Matthew Long v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Seatrain Lines and Royal Globe Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  3. Voris v. Gulf-Tide Stevedores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
  4. Claim of Wilkosz v. Symington Gould Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1961
  5. Zerbe v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1978

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