Legal Opinion
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. O'KEEFFE
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided March 13, 1962No. 4469-Civil-JPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs raise two reasons why the award should be set aside; (1) that the claim of Jut James Elliott for compensation was not timely filed; (2) that Jut James Elliott is permanently and totally disabled and that part of his total disability is due to Elliott’s pre-existing disability. The plaintiffs further insist that the award should be paid in part out of the Special Fund established pursuant to Title 33 U.S.C.A. § 944.
A claim must be filed for compensation provided under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, Title 33 U.S.C.A. Chapter 18, within…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Lawson v. Suwannee Fruit & Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- National Homeopathic Hospital Ass'n of District of Columbia v. Britton, Deputy Com'rCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
3Cited by12 opinions
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- American Mutual Insurance Company of Boston and Rose Brothers Company v. Willie B. JonesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Company v. U. S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Gugelman v. Pressure Treated Timber Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1981
- Equitable Equipment Company, Inc. v. HardyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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