Legal Opinion
John F. Harmon v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 17, 1984No. 83-1532PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
A recurring problem in workers’ compensation laws has been the coverage of maritime workers. Commencing in 1917, when the Supreme Court held that under certain circumstances states could not constitutionally provide compensation to injured maritime workers, Southern Pacific Co. v. Jensen, 244 U.S. 205, 37 S.Ct. 524, 61 L.Ed. 1086 (1917), Congress, the courts, and the states have struggled to carve out rational areas for state and federal laws. The original “Jensen line”, named after that 1917 case, held that the states could not cover longshoremen injured seaward of the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Crowell v. BensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Northeast Marine Terminal Co. v. CaputoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Davis v. Department of Labor and Industries of Wash.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Perini North River AssociatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. SchwalbSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Conrad Peter, in No. 88-3797 v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp., in No. 88-3798Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Railco Multi-Construction Co. v. GardnerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Jacklyn McKenna v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Herbert A. Kelly v. Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
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