Independent Stevedore Company v. J. J. O'leary, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Employees' Compensation, Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
BROWNING, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court in a proceeding under section 21(b) of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 44 Stat. 1436 (1927), 33 U.S.C.A. § 921(b), sustaining a deputy commissioner’s compensation award.
The record discloses that until 1951 or 1952 the employee performed hard work without physical difficulty as a sailor, logger, pile driver, carpenter, and longshoreman. In 1951 or 1952 he hurt his back while longshoring for appellant Independent Stevedore Company. In the years that followed, his condition was aggravated by…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Sentilles v. Inter-Caribbean Shipping Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Friend v. BrittonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Hampton Roads Stevedoring Corporation v. O'HearneCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
- Todd Shipyards Corp. v. DonovanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- John W. McGrath Corp. v. HughesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Bertram A. Watson and R. J. Shea, Deputy Commissioner v. Gulf Stevedore CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Strachan Shipping Co. v. NashCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Cordero v. Triple A Machine ShopCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Todd Shipyards Corp. v. BlackCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Todd Shipyards Corp. v. BlackCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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