Legal Opinion

Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. v. Morgan

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 20, 1977No. 76-1880PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Per curiam

Petitioner Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation appeals from a decision of the Benefits Review Board, U. S. Department of Labor, affirming an award of benefits to respondents under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901 et seq. Respondents’ decedent, Ernest W. Morgan, worked as a ship fitter helper apprentice in a fabrication shop in the Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. Workers in the shop cut, shape, tack and weld steel parts later used for construction and repair of ships. Morgan died when a steel plate he was cleaning fell on him.

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2Cases cited1 opinion

Jacksonville Shipyards, Inc., and Aetna Casualty & Surety Company v. Herbert L. Perdue and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Jacksonville Shipyards, Inc., and Aetna Casualty & Surety Company v. Charles W. Skipper and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, P. C. Pfeiffer Company and Texas Employers' Insurance Association v. Diverson Ford and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Halter Marine Fabricators, Inc., and Fidelity & Casualty of New York v. John L. Nulty and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Ayers Steamship Company and Texas Employers' Insurance Association v. Will Bryant and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976

3Cited by21 opinions

Hullinghorst Industries, Inc. v. David E. Carroll, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U. S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co. v. Frank Kininess and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
Trotti & Thompson v. CrawfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
Alford v. American Bridge DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation v. Dorothy T. MorganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977

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