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WALKER v. UNIVERSAL TERMINAL & STEVEDORING CORP.

No. 80-2142.

645 F.2d 170 (1981)

Methel WALKER, Claimant, Respondent, v. UNIVERSAL TERMINAL & STEVEDORING CORP., Employer, and Midland Insurance Company, Carrier, Petitioners.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided April 10, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard J. Linden (argued), Linden & Gallagher, New York City, for petitioners.

John R. Schwartz (argued), Miller, Hochman, Meyerson & Schaeffer, Jersey City, N. J., for claimant-respondent.

Before SEITZ, Chief Judge, ROSENN and SLOVITER, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENN, Circuit Judge.

Jessie Walker, a longshoreman, died while at work unloading a vessel on August 20, 1971. His widow, Methel Walker,1 filed a workmen's compensation claim under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950 (1976 & Supp. III 1979). An administrative law judge (ALJ) denied the claim, finding that Walker's death was caused solely by...

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