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VORIS v. GULF-TIDE STEVEDORES

No. 14768.

211 F.2d 549 (1954)

VORIS v. GULF-TIDE STEVEDORES, Inc., et al.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

March 19, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian S. Odem, U. S. Atty., Charles B. Smith, Asst. U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., Ward E. Boote, U. S. Dept. of Labor, Herbert P. Miller, U. S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, D. C., Stuart Rothman, Solicitor of Labor, Washington, D. C., of counsel, for appellant.

John R. Brown, E. D. Vickery, Houston, Tex., Royston & Rayzor, Houston, Tex., of counsel, for appellees Gulf-Tide Stevedores, Inc., and Texas Employers' Ins. Ass'n.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and HOLMES and BORAH, Circuit Judges.

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

On the 10th of October, 1948, one M. L. Williamson, while employed by the Gulf-Tide Stevedores, Inc., fell into the water from a gang plank and was drowned. He left a widow and four young children. Upon his death, under the Longshoremen's & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, as amended, 33 U.S. C.A. § 901 et seq., the widow became entitled to $18.37 per week until her death or remarriage, and the children jointly became entitled to ...

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