Legal Opinion
St. Louis Shipbuilding & Steel Co. & Travelers Insurance v. Casteel
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 23, 1978No. 77-1769PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
St. Louis Shipbuilding and Steel Company (the employer) petitions this court to review an order of the Benefits Review Board affirming an award of death benefits under the provisions of section 8(d)(3) of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 908(d)(3), as amended. This court has jurisdiction pursuant to section 21(c) of the.Act, 33 U.S.C. § 921(c), as amended.1 We affirm.
*877I.
The deceased employee, Paul L. Casteel, sustained a work-related back injury in 1960. He filed a claim under the Act and in 1963 was determined to have suffered a 15…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Usery v. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- State Insurance Fund and Guardino & Sons v. Catherine Pesce and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Nacirema Operating Co. v. LynnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Norfolk, Baltimore & Carolina Lines, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
3Cited by1 opinion
- St. Louis Shipbuilding And Steel Company v. June H. CasteelCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978