HAMMER v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION

No. 9110.

156 F.2d 402 (1946)

HAMMER v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 9, 1946.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Bough, Dist. Atty., and Croxton Williams, Asst. Dist. Atty., both of Charlotte Amalie, V. I., for appellant.

Francis Logan, of Philadelphia, Pa. (David E. Maas, of St. Thomas, V. I., on the brief), for appellees.

Before MARIS, GOODRICH and McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judges.


MARIS, Circuit Judge.

The Workmen's Compensation Act1 of the Municipality of St. Thomas and St. John, Virgin Islands of the United States, provides for compensation for the death of an employee which results "from a personal injury arising out of and in the course of his employment". The plaintiff, widow of Franz Albert Hammer an employee of the West Indian Company, Ltd., filed a claim with the Compensation Commission for compensation...

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