TAKARA v. HANSON

No. 20778.

369 F.2d 392 (1966)

George TAKARA, Appellant, v. C. F. HANSON, Deputy Commissioner, United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Employees' Compensation, Pacific Compensation District, and Hawaiian Electric Company, Limited, a Hawaii corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

November 23, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvin T. Shim, Eichi Oki, Honolulu, Hawaii, for appellant.

Ted Gamble Clause, Honolulu, Hawaii, for appellee Hawaiian Elec. Co.

Herman T. F. Lum, U. S. Atty., Honolulu, Hawaii, John W. Douglas, Asst. Atty. Gen., Morton Hollander, Washington, D. C., for appellee Hanson.

Before CHAMBERS, HAMLEY and DUNIWAY, Circuit Judges.


CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge:

After the big 1962 typhoon swept Guam, the Hawaiian Electric Company sent to the Island about 40 employees for emergency repair work. Takara was one of them.

While in Guam, Takara was entitled to some coverage under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., as extended by the Defense Base Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1651.

On November 27, 1962, after about 12 days of work in Guam and at...

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