Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. Norfolk Dredging Co.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided June 5, 1961No. Civ. A. 3436PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff, employed as a deckhand on defendant’s dredge Talcott, was injured on September 3, 1957, while the dredge was in navigable waters at Oregon Inlet, near Manteo, North Carolina, when an anchor was allegedly dropped on his leg. Without the benefit of an award, plaintiff was paid the sum of $4,466.55 over a period of nineteen months and defendant further expended $6,196.64 by way of medical expense, all pursuant to the provisions of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S. C.A. § 901 et seq.
On March 17, 1960, this action was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Davis v. Department of Labor and Industries of Wash.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Norton v. Warner Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- GRIMES v. RAYMOND CONCRETE PILE CO. Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Hahn v. Ross Island Sand & Gravel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Gahagan Const. Corporation v. ArmaoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Bernard Harney v. William M. Moore Building Corporation and Lopier Construction CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Pedersen v. Manitowoc Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Sylvester Lawrence v. Norfolk Dredging Company, a Virginia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- Dacus v. Spin-Nes Realty & Construction Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Oliver v. Ocean Drilling & Exploration CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1963
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