Delta Steamship Lines, Inc. v. Donovan

Fifth Circuit

Delta Steamship Lines, Inc. v. Donovan

356 F.2d 940, 1966 A.M.C. 2050

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit·Decided February 10, 1966·No. No. 22092·Published·Cited by 3 cases

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

The appellant complains of an award by the Deputy Commissioner under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., which was affirmed by the United States District Court on motion for summary judgment. Death benefits were awarded to the surviving widow of Lawrence Hale, an employee of appellant who died of a heart attack while on duty as a longshoreman aboard a vessel afloat on the Mississippi River and moored at a wharf in New Orleans.

Appellant admits that the decedent was employed aboard the ship and was at his post of duty when he died, but insists that he performed no work, that no award was authorized by the Act, and that the Deputy Commissioner’s findings cannot be sustained.

While this Court may not have reached the same conclusion as the Deputy Commissioner, it cannot be said that his holding is not supported by substantial evidence upon consideration of the entire record. O’Keeffe v. Smith Associates, 380 U.S. 359, 85 S.Ct. 1012, 13 L.Ed.2d 895 (1965); O’Keeffe v. Pan American World Airways, Inc., 5 Cir., 338 F.2d 319 Todd Shipyards Corp. v. Donovan (5 Cir. 1962) 300 F.2d 741.

The judgment is affirmed.

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PER CURIAM:

The appellant complains of an award by the Deputy Commissioner under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., which was affirmed by the United States District Court on motion for summary judgment. Death benefits were awarded to the surviving widow of Lawrence Hale, an employee of appellant who died of a heart attack while on duty as a longshoreman aboard a vessel afloat on the Mississippi River and moored at a wharf in New Orleans.

Appellant admits that the decedent was employed aboard the ship and was at his post of duty when he died, but insists that he performed no work, that no award was authorized by the Act, and that the Deputy Commissioner’s findings cannot be sustained.

While this Court may not have reached the same conclusion as the Deputy Commissioner, it cannot be said that his holding is not supported by substantial evidence upon consideration of the entire record. O’Keeffe v. Smith Associates, 380 U.S. 359, 85 S.Ct. 1012, 13 L.Ed.2d 895 (1965); O’Keeffe v. Pan American World Airways, Inc., 5 Cir., 338 F.2d 319 Todd Shipyards Corp. v. Donovan (5 Cir. 1962) 300 F.2d 741.

The judgment is affirmed.

Delta Steamship Lines, Inc. v. Donovan, 356 F.2d 940, 1966 A.M.C. 2050 (5th Cir. 1966).

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