WETZEL v. BRITTON

No. 9629.

170 F.2d 285 (1948)

WETZEL v. BRITTON, Deputy Com'r, U. S. Employees' Compensation Commission et al.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided June 14, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Henry H. Glassie, of Washington, D. C., for appellant. Mr. Arthur H. Tibbits, of Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellant.

Mr. Ward E. Boote, Chief Counsel, Bureau of Employees' Compensation, Federal Security Agency, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Herbert D. Miller, Assistant Chief Counsel, Bureau of Employees' Compensation, Federal Security Agency, Mr. George Morris Fay, U. S. Atty. and Mr. Sidney S. Sachs, Asst. U. S. Atty., all of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee Britton.

Mr. Richard W. Galiher, of Washington, D. C., for appellee General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, Ltd., of Perth, Scotland.

Before STEPHENS, Chief Justice, and CLARK and WILBUR K. MILLER, Associate Justices.


CLARK, Associate Justice.

Appellant, Emily Wetzel, filed a bill of complaint on September 6, 1946, in the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia seeking injunctive relief from an order entered by appellee Britton, as Deputy Commissioner, rejecting appellant's claim for compensation under the District of Columbia Workmen's Compensation Act.1 (The Deputy Commissioner stated in his order that the claim was rejected...

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