LE BLANC v. HENDERSON

No. 17473.

264 F.2d 946 (1959)

Ernest P. LE BLANC, Claimant, Appellant, v. Joseph H. HENDERSON, Deputy Commissioner, etc., et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

March 24, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bob F. Wright, Lafayette, La., James Domengeaux, Lafayette, La., for appellant.

Lloyd Cyril Melancon, Asst. U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., William O. Bonin, New Iberia, La., M. Hepburn Many, U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for appellee Joseph H. Henderson.

Landry, Watkins, Cousin & Bonin, New Iberia, La., Stuart Rothman, Solicitor of Labor, Ward E. Boote, Asst. Solicitor, Herbert P. Miller, Attorney, U. S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, D. C., of counsel, for appellee Delta Gulf Drilling Co. and Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York.

Before RIVES, CAMERON, and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.


RIVES, Circuit Judge.

In a claim under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act,1 the Deputy Commissioner conducted hearings at which three physicians, two lay witnesses, and the claimant testified. Upon the basis of those hearings, the Deputy Commissioner made findings of fact and awarded compensation to the claimant on account of temporary total disability for certain stated periods and rejected the claim for compensation...

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