Legal Opinion
Williams v. Donovan
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided October 11, 1961No. Civ. A. No. 11268PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, District Judge.
Jeff Williams was killed on January 23, 1959, on a vessel in the Mississippi River at New Orleans, during the course of his employment as a longshoreman. Almost a year later, on January 12, 1960, invoking Section 9(d) of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C.A. § 909(d), his mother filed a claim for death benefits, alleging that she was his nearest surviving dependent. Dependency was challenged by the employer, *238but before the matter could be adjudicated, Mrs. Williams died on January 3, 1961. Her heirs, brothers and sisters of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Just v. ChambersSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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- Warren v. Globe Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Union Stevedoring Co. v. WillardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Albert J. Cyr, Deputy Commissioner, United States Employee's Compensation, Ninth Compensation District v. Reiss Steamship Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
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