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SWOFFORD v. INTERNATIONAL MERCANTILE MARINE CO.

No. 7535.

113 F.2d 179 (1940)

SWOFFORD et al. v. INTERNATIONAL MERCANTILE MARINE CO.

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided May 20, 1940.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Z. Lewis Dalby, Ward E. Boote, and Chas. T. Branham, United States Employees' Compensation Commission, all of Washington, D. C., for appellants Commissioners.

David A. Pine, U. S. Atty., and John L. Laskey, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Washington, D. C., for appellant Julian.

Edwin A. Swingle and Ernest A. Swingle, both of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and MILLER and VINSON, Associate Justices.

VINSON, Associate Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court directing the defendants (appellants here) to pay the International Mercantile Marine Company the sum of $1,000.

The relevant facts are as follows: On April 8, 1929 an employee of the company was killed on navigable waters of the United States near New York City while in the line of duty, apparently through the negligence of a third party. The accident was covered by the Longshoremen...

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