Lavino Shipping Co. v. Donovan

CLARY, District Judge.

This is a proceeding under 33 U.S.C.A. § 921(b) for review of an award of death benefits under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. Provision for such benefits is made in 33 U.S.C.A. § 909(b) for the “surviving wife” of a deceased employee. It seems established, and all parties involved agree, that to qualify as a “surviving wife” one must fall within the definition of “widow” contained in 33 U.S.C.A. § 902(16). See, e. g., Weeks v. Behrend, 1943, 77 U.S.App.D.C. 341, 135 F.2d 258, 259; Williams v. Lawson, 5 Cir., 1929, 35 F.2d 346. The statutory…