Legal Opinion
Wilson & Co. v. Locke
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 18, 1931No. 335PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSwan, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above).
The first assignment of error presents two important questions with respect to the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Aet (33 USCA § 901 et seq.), one involving a problem of statutory interpretation, the other involving a problem of constitutional law. Stated specifically, the questions are: (1) Does the statute contemplate a trial de novo by the District Court;. (2) if it does not, must it be held unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment?
The general object of the statute under consideration was to provide compensation to employees included…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Standard Oil Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Tagg Bros. & Moorhead v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Nogueira v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Ma-King Products Co. v. BlairSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by9 opinions
- South Chicago Coal & Dock Co. v. BassettCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939
- Powell v. HoageCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1932
- Hudnell v. O'HearneDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1951
- M. H. Renken Dairy Co. v. WickardDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1942
- Whitfield v. HoageDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1934
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