Legal Opinion
Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. Hunt
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 31, 1944No. 29PublishedCited by 359 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Stone
The question for decision is whether, under the full faith and credit clause, Art. IV, § 1 of the Constitution of the United States, an award of compensation for personal injury under the Texas Workmen’s Compensation Law, Title 130 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, bars a further recovery of compensation for the same injury under the Louisiana Workmen’s Compensation Law, Title 34, Chapter 15 of the Louisiana General Statutes.
Magnolia Petroleum Company, petitioner here, employed respondent in Louisiana as a laborer in connection with the drilling of oil wells. In the course of his…
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