Legal Opinion
Young & Company and Texas Employers Insurance Association v. R. J. Shea, Deputy Commissioner of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 12, 1968No. 24249_1PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves the applicability of collateral estoppel to administrative proceedings and presents important first-impression questions that materially affect the administration of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq.).
In 1962 Paul Tugwell instituted a court action against A. F. Klaveness & Company, the shipowner, for injuries occurring on the ship. The shipowner impleaded Young & Company, Tugwell’s employer, as a third-party defendant. After the jury concluded that Tugwell did not sustain an injury when he fell, a…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. CardilloCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Tomlinson v. LefkowitzCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Jerome H. Moore and Mildred v. Moore v. United States of America, Jerome H. Moore and Mildred v. Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Air America, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, and Joseph F. KerchCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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