Legal Opinion
Associated Indemnity Corporation v. Scott
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1939No. 8945PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
The suit was under the extra-territorial 1 provision of the Texas Workmen’s Compensation Act, for disability and medical benefits. The claim was that, though injured in Louisiana, plaintiff was within the Texas Compensation statute, “an employee, who has been hired in this State.”
The defenses were a general denial and special defenses; (1) that plaintiff was not injured under a contract of hire made in Texas, but under one made in Louisiana ; 2 (2) that plaintiff had a remedy under Louisiana law to collect compensation from the Traders & General Insurance Company, the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- United States v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Associated Oil Co. v. HartTexas Commission of Appeals · 1925
- Norwich Union Indemnity Co. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929
- Tex. Employers' Ass'n v. PriceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927
- Texas Employers' Ins. Ass'n v. VolekTexas Commission of Appeals · 1934
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Chase Manhattan BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Margery G. Huntress v. Estate of Carroll B. Huntress, Deceased, Geneve HuntressCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
- Bintliff v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company v. Gerald NathanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- George W. Dubreuil and Menas J. Caponas v. Robert B. StevensonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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