Legal Opinion
Swinton v. J. Frank Kelly, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 3, 1976No. 74-1164PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
We are summoned on this appeal to determine whether the denial of an employee’s claim for compensation under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act1 comports with statutory standards. At the administrative level, the employee’s effort to obtain a disability award for his ailing back succumbed to a-finding that it was not, causally related to his prior job-connected accident. An action ensuing in the District Court to set that decision aside foundered on a summary judgment in favor of the employer. Our review of those proceedings…
2Cases cited57 opinions
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- O'Leary v. Brown-Pacific-Maxon, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Cardillo v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by47 opinions
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