Legal Opinion
Lane v. Universal Stevedoring Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 7, 1973PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Proctor, J.
The issue in this case is whether New Jersey may constitutionally provide workmen’s compensation benefits to a workman usually employed on land who is injured while aboard a vessel on the navigable waters of the United States.
Petitioner Simmie Lane filed a claim against his employer, respondent Universal Stevedoring Company, in the Division of Workmen’s Compensation for benefits under N. J. S. A. 34:15-1 et seq. The Division determined that it was without jurisdiction because Lane was injured while working as a longshoreman in the hold of a…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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