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DIRECTOR, OWCP v. JAFFE NEW YORK DECORATING

No. 93-1085.

25 F.3d 1080 (1994)

DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, United States Department of Labor, Petitioner, v. JAFFE NEW YORK DECORATING; Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company; Nancy King, Widow of Philip A. King, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 10, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel J. Oshinsky, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, DC, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Carol A. De Deo, Associate Sol., U.S. Dept. of Labor and Marianne Demetral Smith, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, DC.

William S. Sands, Jr., Washington, DC, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was John C. Duncan, III, Alexandria, VA, William P. Dale, Bowie, MD, entered an appearance.

Before: WALD, EDWARDS and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:

Philip King, now deceased, was employed as a painter by Jaffe New York Decorating Company ("Jaffe"). In his first week on the job, King was seriously injured when one of the support ropes holding his boatswain's chair snapped, causing him to fall thirty feet to the ground. King sustained a severe back injury that rendered him a paraplegic, as well as internal damage...

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