Legal Opinion

Friend v. Britton

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided March 10, 1955No. 12165PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAHY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant is the widow of Herbert W. Friend. She appeals from a summary judgment of the District Court granted in favor of the Deputy Commissioner of the District of Columbia Compensation District and his two co-defendants, the employer of her deceased husband and the employer’s insurer. She sued these defendants in the ’ effort to have set aside the Deputy Commissioner’s order rejecting her claim that the circumstances of her husband’s death entitled her to death benefits under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.1 The facts were presented to the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  2. O'Leary v. Brown-Pacific-Maxon, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
  3. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. CardilloCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
  4. National Labor Relations Board v. Universal Camera Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
  5. Grain Handling Co. v. SweeneyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939

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3Cited by53 opinions

  1. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Greenwich CollieriesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Mary R. Wheatley v. Herman Adler, Deputy Commissioner, United States Department of Labor Bureau of Employees' CompensationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
  3. Alphonso Marcus v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U. S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
  4. New Orleans (Gulfwide) Stevedores v. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. Swinton v. J. Frank Kelly, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976

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