Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance v. Spence
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 25, 1979No. 78-1088PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents a controversy between an employer and its insurance carrier over which is liable for death benefits payable under the 1972 Amendments of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. 33 U.S.C. § 901, et seq.
The facts generating this controversy are not in dispute. On March 24, 1967, the employee, on account of whose death these benefits were claimed, suffered an injury on a vessel in navigable waters in the course of his employment by Terminal Shipping Company. This injury resulted in a compensation award for total and permanent…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Presley v. Tinsley Maintenance ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Hampton Roads Stevedoring Corporation v. O'HearneCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
- State Insurance Fund and Guardino & Sons v. Catherine Pesce and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
3Cited by2 opinions
- Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company v. Louise E. SpenceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. v. Corn Island Shipyard, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007