RYAN STEVEDORING CO. v. HENDERSON

No. 10734.

138 F.2d 348 (1943)

RYAN STEVEDORING CO., Inc., et al. v. HENDERSON et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 3, 1943.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. G. Caffey, of Mobile, Ala., for appellants.

Albert J. Tully, U.S. Atty., of Mobile, Ala., for Joseph H. Henderson, Deputy Commissioner.

John H. Tappan, of Mobile, Ala., for appellee Sarah Sills.

Before SIBLEY, McCORD, and WALLER, Circuit Judges.


McCORD, Circuit Judge.

The appeal is by an employer and its insurance carrier from a judgment refusing to set aside or enjoin the enforcement of a compensation order awarding death benefits to Sarah Sills, the surviving wife of W. M. Sills, who was killed while performing services for the employer upon the navigable waters of the United States. The only issue is whether Sarah Sills is a person entitled to receive the benefits provided by the Longshoremen's and Harbor...

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