Legal Opinion
Powell v. Rogers
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 16, 1974No. 72-2884PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
The appellant, Ms. Mary Stewart Powell, brought this action pursuant to Section 21 of the Longshoreman’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., before the Compensation Commission for the 13th Compensation District, which denied the appellant’s claim for death benefits under the above Act as the “surviving wife” or “widow” of Mr. Amadee B. Powell. In the district court the Deputy Commissioner and the State Compensation Insurance Fund, the real party in interest, moved for summary judgment dismissing the appellant’s action. A motion for…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Vallera v. ValleraCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943
- Estate of KroneCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
- Thompson v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Kunakoff v. WoodsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
- Bertha Tatum v. Oscar TatumCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Alphonso Marcus v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U. S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Watson v. WatsonNevada Supreme Court · 1979
- Menchaca v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
- Ryan-Walsh Stevedoring Co. v. TrainerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- General Dynamics Corp. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
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