Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Donovan

The appellee, by Petition for Rehearing, urges a reconsideration of the proposition that “although no claim has been filed with the Deputy Commissioner, the District Court may nevertheless issue a mandatory decree compelling the Deputy Commission ‘to hear and adjudicate.’ ” In our opinion it was recited that the claimant, through his attorney, wrote the Deputy Commissioner to make further claim for compensation. We held, or intended to hold, that Lhe letter from the claimant’s attorney was a “claim” within the meaning of Section 19(c) of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation…