Legal Opinion
Watts v. O'Hearne
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided January 28, 1959No. 3973PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, Chief Judge.
This is a petition to review an order of the Deputy Commissioner rejecting claimant’s application for modification of an award. 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 921, 922.
On 30 March 1955, while claimant was-working aboard the S. S. Langfonn, a *542piece of ore fell and struck him on the head, causing a laceration of the scalp. He was not rendered unconscious and had no other physical injury. Nevertheless, he remained off work, engaged an attorney, and complained of weakness. The Deputy Commissioner referred him to the U.S.P.H.S. Hospital, the carrier to Dr. R. K. Thompson. Both submitted…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- O'Leary v. Brown-Pacific-Maxon, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Gooding v. WillardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- Varney v. O'HearneDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1956
3Cited by1 opinion
- C. K. Case v. C. D. Calbeck, Deputy Commissioner, Eighth Compensation District of the U. S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Employees' CompensationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962