Legal Opinion
Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Goode Const. Co.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided April 18, 1951No. Civ. A. 496PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, District Judge.
Acceptance from the subcontractor of workmen’s compensation under the law of the District of Columbia by Budano, an employee of the subcontractor, for an injury suffered while at work on a construction contract in Virginia does not, me judice, bar this action by him, his subrogee and assignee, to recover damages against the general contractor for the latter’s negligence, alleged as the cause of the injury, notwithstanding that under the Virginia compensation law the action is not maintainable.
In the District of Columbia Budano resided, his employer resided and his…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Alaska Packers Assn. v. Industrial Accident Comm'n of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Pacific Employers Insurance v. Industrial Accident Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Bradford Electric Light Co. v. ClapperSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Sykes v. Stone & Webster Engineering Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1947
- Bagnel v. Springfield Sand & Tile Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1944
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Meiggs v. Associated Builders, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Jonathan Woodner Co. v. MatherCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- DiNicola v. George Hyman Construction Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Theodore A. Probst v. Southern Stevedoring Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Braxton v. Anco Electric, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
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