Legal Opinion
R. J. Shea, Deputy Commissioner, Eighth Compensation District v. Texas Employers' Insurance Association, and Bethlehem Steel Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1967No. 23926PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge:
Pursuant to an able opinion reported in 249 F.Supp. 217, the district court set aside the compensation order of the deputy commissioner under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 1 awarding disability benefits to S. L. Drake, an employee of Bethlehem Steel Company, supplemental to the benefits which had been paid under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of the State of Texas. 2 We affirm.
Drake was injured on July 7, 1960, while working on board a vessel under construction but afloat in the navigable waters of the Neches River. Drake employed counsel who…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Knickerbocker Ice Co. v. StewartSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Davis v. Department of Labor and Industries of Wash.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Grant Smith-Porter Ship Co. v. RohdeSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Washington v. W. C. Dawson & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by6 opinions
- Young & Company and Texas Employers Insurance Association v. R. J. Shea, Deputy Commissioner of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Newport News Shipbuilding And Dry Dock Company v. Director, Office Of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Simpson v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Strachan Shipping Company v. SheaDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1967
- Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.