DIR., OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMP., ETC. v. RASMUSSEN

Nos. 75-2038, 75-2172.

567 F.2d 1385 (1978)

DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Genevieve O. RASMUSSEN and William C. Rasmussen, Jr., Respondents-Appellees. GEO CONTROL, INC., and New Hampshire Insurance Company, Petitioners, v. Genevieve O. RASMUSSEN and William C. Rasmussen, Jr. (William C. Rasmussen, Deceased), Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

January 20, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua T. Gillelan, II (argued), Washington, D. C., Frank B. Hugg (argued), San Francisco, Cal., for petitioners.

James B. Ostmann (argued), Washington, D. C., Robert E. Babcock (argued), Portland, Or., for respondents.

MERRILL and TRASK, Circuit Judges, and TAKASUGI, District Judge.


MERRILL, Circuit Judge:

Petitioners seek review of a decision and order of the Benefits Review Board awarding compensation to respondents as survivors of a deceased employee covered by the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.1

William C. Rasmussen, in 1973, was employed by petitioner Geo Control, Inc., as hydrologist under a public work contract between Geo Control and the United States. His average weekly wage...

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