Legal Opinion

McNeelly v. Sheppeard

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 13, 1937No. 8289PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.

The District Court refused to set aside an order of the Deputy Commissioner which denied compensation for the death of Walter B. McNeelly under Longshoremen’s' & Harbor' Workers’ Compensation Act, § 21, 33 U.S.C.A. § 921. The Deputy Commissioner found the facts in reference to the cause of death thus: “On the afternoon of May 10, 1935, while employed in the hold of the steamship Panama City, Walter B. McNeelly complained of having a headache, appeared to be sick, and later said that he became too hot; that on that day he performed similar duties under approximately the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Crowell v. BensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Anderson v. HoageCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1934
  3. Goble v. ClarkDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1931

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Grain Handling Co. v. SweeneyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
  2. South Chicago Coal & Dock Co. v. BassettCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939
  3. Luckenbach S. S. Co. v. NortonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1938
  4. Truczinskas v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
  5. Donald Leblanc v. Cooper/t. Smith Stevedoring, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997

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