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DAFFIN v. PAPE

No. 12325.

170 F.2d 622 (1948)

DAFFIN et al. v. PAPE et al.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

November 12, 1948.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

T. E. Twitty, Richard H. Inge and John H. Tappan, all of Mobile, Ala., for appellees.

Before McCORD and LEE, Circuit Judges, and MIZE, District Judge.

LEE, Circuit Judge.

The widow and children of Rufus Daffin filed a claim for compensation under provisions of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Wrokers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C.A. § 901 et seq., after Daffin died of burns received from an explosion aboard W. O. Pape's yacht Vigilant, where he was working. The deputy commissioner awarded compensation. Pape and his insurance carriers filed a libel in the district court, praying that the order be set aside and its...

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