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Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. O'hearne, Deputy Commissioner

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided December 13, 1951No. 6321PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SOPER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is taken from a judgment of the District Court refusing to enjoin the enforcement of a compensation award made by the Deputy Commissioner to Mary W. Pittman, widow of Fred A. Pittman, deceased, under the Longshoremen’s & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C.A. § 901 et seq. The court held that the award was not invalidated by a prior award of compensation to the family of the deceased by the Industrial Commission of Virginia under the Virginia Workmen’s Compensation Act, Code 1950, § 65-1 et seq., but that the award of the Deputy Commissioner should be…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Crowell v. BensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. The PlymouthSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
  3. Davis v. Department of Labor and Industries of Wash.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
  4. Parker v. Motor Boat Sales, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
  5. The Robert W. ParsonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1903

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Calbeck v. Travelers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Clyde Flowers v. The Travelers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
  3. Mike Hooks, Inc. v. Gonzalo PenaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
  4. United Brands Company v. Thad Melson, and the Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  5. Bernard Harney v. William M. Moore Building Corporation and Lopier Construction CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966

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