Legal Opinion
Bernatowicz v. Nacirema Operating Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 10, 1942No. Civil Action No. 2499PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARD, District Judge.
John Bernatowicz, plaintiff in the present action, while employed as a stevedore on July 21, 1939, sustained a severe injury to his foot. At the time of the injury he was suffering from Buerger’s disease. He applied for compensation for total permanent disability under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, Act of March 4, 1927, c. 509, 33 U.S.C.A. § 901 et seq. After hearing, the Deputy Commissioner found as a fact that the accident had aggravated and accelerated the disease from which plaintiff was suffering and thereby rendered him permanently and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- De Wald v. Baltimore & O. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1934
- Atlantic Coast Shipping Co. v. GolubiewskiDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1934
- Bay Ridge Operating Co. v. LoweDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1936
- Rothschild & Co. v. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1930
- Travelers Insurance v. NortonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1942
3Cited by2 opinions
- Bernatowicz v. Nacirema Operating Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1944
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