SPRAGUE v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMP., ETC.

No. 81-1520.

688 F.2d 862 (1982)

Mabel SPRAGUE (Widow of Frederick Sprague), Claimant-Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Respondent and Bath Iron Works Corporation, Respondent and Commercial Union Insurance Company, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 24, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick N. McTeague, Brunswick, Maine, with whom McTeague, Higbee & Libner, Brunswick, Maine, was on brief, for claimant-petitioner.

Stephen Hessert, Portland, Maine, with whom Norman & Hanson, Portland, Maine, was on brief, for respondents.

Before CAMPBELL and BREYER, Circuit Judges, PETTINE, Chief District Judge.


PETTINE, Chief District Judge.

Mabel Sprague, widow of Frederick Sprague, appeals the 2-1 decision of the Benefits Review Board [hereinafter "Board"] affirming an administrative law judge's [hereinafter "ALJ"] denial of disability and death benefits under the Longshoremen's and Harborworkers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 908,1 9092 [hereinafter the "Act"]. The Board sustained the ALJ's

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