Legal Opinion
Methel Walker v. Universal Terminal & Stevedoring Corp., Employer, and Midland Insurance Company, Carrier
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 10, 1981No. 80-2142PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
Jessie Walker, a longshoreman, died while at work unloading a vessel on August 20, 1971. His widow, Methel Walker, 1 filed a workmen’s compensation claim under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950 (1976 & Supp. Ill 1979). An administrative law judge (ALJ) denied the claim, finding that Walker’s death was caused solely by intoxication. The Benefits Review Board (BRB) reversed on the ground that the ALJ’s decision was not supported by substantial evidence. Following a remand to the ALJ for computation of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- O'Leary v. Brown-Pacific-Maxon, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Potomac Electric Power Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Del Vecchio v. BowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Presley v. Tinsley Maintenance ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. McCabeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Keller v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Kertesz v. Crescent Hills Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Old Ben Coal Company v. Mary E. Prewitt, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Peter Kowalchick v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Helen Hillibush, Widow of Edward Hillibush, Deceased v. U.S. Department of Labor, Benefits Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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