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O'LEARY v. BROWN-PACIFIC-MAXON.

No. 267.

340 U.S. 504 (1951)

71 S.Ct. 470

95 L.Ed. 483

O'LEARY, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, FOURTEENTH COMPENSATION DISTRICT, v. BROWN-PACIFIC-MAXON, INC. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 26, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton Hollander argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Perlman, Acting Assistant Attorney General Clapp and Morton Liftin.

Edward S. Franklin argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents.

MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case we are called upon to review an award of compensation under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. Act of March 4, 1927, 44 Stat. 1424, as amended, 33 U. S. C. § 901 et seq. The award was made on a claim arising from the accidental death of an employee of Brown-Pacific-Maxon, Inc., a government contractor operating on the island of Guam. Brown-Pacific maintained...

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