Legal Opinion
Continental Casualty Co. v. The Benny Skou
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 3, 1952No. 6449PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKSDALE, District Judge.
On September 6, 1947, James Bright, Jr., a stevedore, was killed while in the performance of his duties aboard the Danish vessel, Benny Skou, then engaged in loading cargo in the harbor of Norfolk, Virginia. James Bright, Jr., left two surviving dependents, his widow and his mother, who, on December 10, 1947, accepted an award pursuant to the provisions of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C.A. § 901 et seq. By reason of the payment of this award, appellant, Continental Casualty Company, the insurance carrier, was sub-rogated to the…
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