Hockley v. Wilson

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Decided April 3, 1934.

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1934-04-03

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently February 1959

1 district ·

2 counsel of record

Applies 33 U.S.C. § 901

Relies on 4 F. Supp. 294 - Pyrites Co. v. Davison Chemical Co.

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Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1934-04-03

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¶1Wilson K. Barnes and G. Ridgely Sap-pington, both of Baltimore, Md., for appellants.

¶2Rowland K. Adams, of Baltimore, Md. (O. Bowie Duckett, Jr., of Baltimore, Md., on the brief), for appellee.

¶3Before PARKER and SOPER, Circuit Judges, and BAKER, District Judge.

¶4PER CURIAM.

¶5For the reasons given in the opinion of Judge Chesnut in the District Court, Pyrites Co., Inc., v. Davison Chemical Co., 4 F. Supp. *109294, it is held that compensation awards in Maryland under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (33 US CA 901 et seq.) are entitled to preference against the employer without limit of amount, and the decree of the District Court is affirmed.