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JEFFERS v. FOUNDATION CO.

No. 442.

85 F.2d 24 (1936)

JEFFERS v. FOUNDATION CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

July 13, 1936.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Silas B. Axtell, of New York City (Charles A. Ellis, of New York City, of counsel), for appellant.

E. C. Sherwood, of New York City (William B. Davis, of New York City, of counsel), for appellee.

Before L. HAND, SWAN and CHASE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

The question upon which this case turns is whether the plaintiff may recover under the Jones Act (section 688, title 46, U.S. Code, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688), or whether he is confined to the Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act (77 P.S.Pa. § 1 et seq.). His right to compensation under the Longshoremen's & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (section 901 et seq., title 33, U.S. Code, 33 U.S.C.A. § 901 et seq.) turns on the same considerations...

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