Legal Opinion
Vieira v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 10, 1998No. 97-AA-132PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAGNER, Chief Judge:
Maria Da Gloria Vieira, Administratrix for the Estate of Carlos A. Vieira, deceased, challenges the denial of her claim for workers’ compensation death benefits filed pursuant to the provisions of the D.C. Workers’ Compensation Act of 1979, D.C.Code §§ 36-301 et seq., (1997 Repl.) which the Department of Employment Services (DOES) denied on the ground that the decedent’s death did not arise out of his employment. The decedent, Carlos A. Vieira, was killed in an automobile accident on the Fourteenth Street bridge while returning to his home in Virginia after making lane…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Dell v. Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Kyle v. Greene High SchoolSupreme Court of Iowa · 1929
- Harris v. District of Columbia Office of Worker's CompensationDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Gunty v. Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Grayson v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
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3Cited by18 opinions
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