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DIRECTOR, WORKERS' COMP. PROGRAMS v. RASMUSSEN

No. 77-1465.

440 U.S. 29 (1979)

DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR v. RASMUSSEN ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 21, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kent L. Jones argued pro hac vice for petitioner in No. 77-1465. On the brief were Solicitor General McCree, Louis F. Claiborne, Laurie M. Streeter, and Joshua T. Gillelan II. Albert H. Sennett argued the cause for petitioners in No. 77-1491. With him on the brief was Frank B. Hugg.

James Buckley Ostmann argued the cause for respondents in both cases. With him on the brief was John R. Coyle.†

MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

In May 1973 William Rasmussen was employed as a hydrologist by Geo Control, Inc., which was under contract with the United States to perform work in South Vietnam. Rasmussen was fatally injured during the course of his employment when the vehicle in which he was riding was blown up by a land mine. His employment was within the coverage of the Defense Base Act, 42 U...

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