Legal Opinion
Southern Stevedoring Co. v. Henderson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 14, 1949No. 12707PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
This is an action, under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, to set aside an award for the death of a stevedore. The decedent suffered an acute heart attack while in the employ of Southern Stevedoring Co., Inc. The appellants contend that there is no substantial evidence to support the deputy commissioner’s findings that the death of the decedent was hastened as the result of his climbing a thirty-foot perpendicular ladder soon after an attack of coronary thrombosis.
On August 24, 1947, James Boatner, often herein referred to as the deceased, was…
2Cases cited58 opinions
- Crowell v. BensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Cardillo v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- South Chicago Coal & Dock Co. v. BassettSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Erie Railroad Company v. WinfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Travellers' Insurance v. McConkeySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Thornton v. Alaska Workmen's Compensation BoardAlaska Supreme Court · 1966
- Bertram A. Watson and R. J. Shea, Deputy Commissioner v. Gulf Stevedore CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Sondag v. Ferris HardwareSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
- Hampton Roads Stevedoring Corporation v. O'HearneCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
- Morrison-Knudsen Company v. VereenAlaska Supreme Court · 1966
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