Legal Opinion
Hansen v. Perth Amboy Dry Dock Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided January 23, 1967PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Proctor, J.
This is a workmen’s compensation case. Petitioner, John Hansen, was injured in the course of his employment as a ship painter. He received benefits for 49 weeks and 5 days under the federal compensation remedy, the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Act, 33 U. S. C. A. § 901 et seq. Then he filed a petition for workmen’s compensation under the laws of New Jersey. N. J. S. A. 34:15-1 et seq. The judge of compensation found for petitioner and made an award. The County Court reversed, holding that the federal compensation remedy was exclusive.…
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- Washington v. W. C. Dawson & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
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