Legal Opinion
Freddie Joe Welch and Paul L. Tugwell v. Gerald B. Leavey, Deputy Commissioner
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1968No. 24082PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge.
In these consolidated appeals, two longshoremen challenge the adequacy of the Commissioner’s compensation award. 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. The case concerns the procedure that must be followed by the Commissioner in a partial-disability case in computing the impact of the injury on the worker’s wage-earning capacity and the findings that must be made.
Appellant Tugwell was injured on July 12, 1958 when he slipped and fell while working on a ship. The Commissioner determined that as a result of the fall Tugwell suffered permanent-partial disability from an injury to the…
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- Travelers Insurance Company v. MclellanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Williams v. DonovanDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1964
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