BUTLER v. CONTINENTAL WESTERN LINES, ETC.

No. 80-2525.

668 F.2d 1374 (1981)

Maurice BUTLER, et al., Petitioners, v. CONTINENTAL WESTERN LINES, A DIVISION OF TRAILWAYS, INC., et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 20, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore E. Lombard, Washington, D. C., for petitioners.

Richard W. Galiher, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Richard W. Galiher, William H. Clarke, Frank J. Martell, and William J. Donnelly, Jr., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for respondents.

Before MacKINNON and GINSBURG, Circuit Judges, and PHILIP NICHOLS, Jr., Judge, United States Court of Claims.


Opinion PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM:

Petitioners, children of deceased worker Samuel Butler, sought death benefits under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950, made applicable to the District of Columbia by D.C.Code § 36-501. The Act applies

in respect to the injury or death of an employee of an employer carrying on any employment in the District of Columbia, irrespective of the place...

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