Del Vecchio v. Bowers

This case involves the application of §§ 3 (b) and 20 (d) of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 1 to the respondent’s claim of compensation for the death of her husband, Jeff Bowers, who died from a bullet wou’nd inflicted while he was on duty in Del Yecchio’s store in the District of Columbia. 2

Evidence adduced at the hearing before a Deputy Compensation Commissioner tended to establish the following facts. On the morning of September 10, 1931, Bowers discovered a broken fastening on a door leading into an alley in the rear of the premises and engaged a carpenter to…