Legal Opinion
Brown v. Jefferson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 22, 1982PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
This consolidated appeal presents for our determination the issue of whether 5 U.S.C. § 6324(a) (1976) 1 and its counterpart, D.C. Code 1973, § 4-525, 2 provide for compensation to members of the District uniformed services who are injured in the performance of duty where these injuries aggravate preexisting conditions not incurred in the performance of duty. The Police and Fire Departments have generally construed these provisions as not permitting benefits where officers aggravate non-duty injuries or conditions in the performance of duty. That construction was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bradford Electric Light Co. v. ClapperSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Baltimore & Phila. Steamboat Co. v. NortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Mary R. Wheatley v. Herman Adler, Deputy Commissioner, United States Department of Labor Bureau of Employees' CompensationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- International Paper Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- J. v. Vozzolo, Inc., Successor to James Vincent Vozzolo v. Theodore Britton, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Employees' CompensationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Vargo v. BarryDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Kirkwood v. District of Columbia Police & Firemen's Retirement & Relief BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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