EQUITABLE EQUIP. CO., INC. v. HARDY

No. 76-2643.

558 F.2d 1192 (1977)

EQUITABLE EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. and Employers Insurance of Wausau, Petitioners, v. George W. HARDY and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 9, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wood Brown, III, New Orleans, La., for petitioners.

Robert J. Mack, Velma P. O'Neal, Hammond, La., for George W. Hardy.

William J. Kilberg, Sol. of Labor, U. S. Dept. of Labor, Laurie M. Streeter, Associate Sol., Harry L. Sheinfeld, Atty., Washington D.C., for respondents.

Before WISDOM, GEE and FAY, Circuit Judges.


FAY, Circuit Judge:

The Benefits Review Board, United States Department of Labor, affirmed the decision and order of the administrative law judge which awarded compensation and medical benefits under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. [the Act], and held Sections 8(f) and 44 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 908(f) and 944, inapplicable to the facts of...

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