Legal Opinion
Calbeck v. Travelers Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 4, 1962No. 532PublishedCited by 241 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
Section 3 (a) of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act provides that compensation shall be paid only for injuries occurring on navigable waters “and if recovery . . . through workmen’s compensation proceedings may not validly be provided by State law.” 1 In each of these cases the petitioner is a Deputy Commissioner who based an award of compensation under the Act on findings that the employee was engaged at the time of his injury in the work of completing the construction of a vessel afloat on navigable waters.2 *116Before the Longshoremen’s Act was passed, this Court had…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Davis v. Department of Labor and Industries of Wash.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by241 opinions
- Northeast Marine Terminal Co. v. CaputoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Victory Carriers, Inc. v. LawSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Victory Carriers, Inc. v. LawSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Perini North River AssociatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Margaret Austin, Etc. v. Unarco Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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