Mellen v. Hirsch

This is an appeal from a judgment for defendant in a personal injury action, in which the lower court held that an exclusive remedy was provided by the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C.A. § 901 et seq., applicable in the District of Columbia as a Workmen’s Compensation Act, D.C.Code 1940 secs. 36 — 501, 36 — 502, 45 Stat. 600, c. 612, 33 U.S.C.A. § 901 note. Appellant, in a prior action in the District of Columbia, had contended that the act did not apply to him because he was employed in violation of the child labor law, but this contention was decided against…