Employers' Liability Assur. Corp. v. Monahan

The question involved is a very narrow one of statutory interpretation, viz., whether the date as of which the Deputy Com-' missioner determines whether there is any person entitled to compensation for the death of an employee, is the date of such death or the date on which he makes the determination. This question has already been answered in Federal Mutual Liability Insurance Co. v. Locke, 60 F.(2d) 895, 897 (C.C.A.2) where it was said, “Section 44 (c) (1) [33 U.S.C.A. § 944 (c) (1)] should be interpreted as requiring payment of $1,000 into the special fund only in case there is ‘no person…