Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Lawson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1953No. 14484PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.
This appeal presents the single question whether, on the facts 1 found by the Deputy Commissioner, Commissioner and Judge were right in rej ecting plaintiff’s claim that, within the meaning of Section 902(16), 2 Title 33 U.S.C., she was the “widow” of Otis Thompson, deceased, and entitled to recover compensation as such.
Here, appealing from the judgment approving the finding of the commissioner and dismissing her claim, plaintiff, admitting that the cases 3 in this court, cited by the district judge in support of his judgment, do support it, assails those cases as…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Moore Dry Dock Co. v. PillsburyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1948
- Ryan Stevedoring Co., Inc. v. HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1943
- American Mut. Liability Ins. v. HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944
- Associated Operating Co. v. LoweDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1943
- Travelers Ins. v. NortonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1940
3Cited by3 opinions
- Thompson v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Lavino Shipping Co. v. DonovanDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1958
- Thompson v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1954