Legal Opinion
Liberty Mut. Ins. v. Hoage
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 29, 1933No. 5790PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRONER, Associate Justice.
Richard Smith, a colored man, died September 22, 1931, at Freedman’s Hospital in Washington. A few hours prior to his death he was working as a laborer for a building contractor engaged in the erection of Roosevelt High School. His widow applied for compensation (Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act of March 4, 1927, title 33 USCA, chapter 18, §§ 901-950, made applicable in the District of Columbia by Act May 17, 1928, 45 Stat. 600, c. 6.12) § 1, D. C. Code; 1929, tit. 19, § 11 [33 USCA § 901 note]), and the Deputy Commissioner, after hearing, made an…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. BurrisDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1932
- United States v. Burden, Smith & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1929
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Libby, McNeill & Libby v. Alaska Industrial BoardDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1950
- Hoage v. Liberty Mut. Ins.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1935
- Pate Stevedoring Co. v. HendersonDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1942