JONES, Chief Judge.
Clarence R. Cark, deceased employee of plaintiff, was killed in 1949 while working aboard the ship of a third party. Under the terms of 33 U.S.C.A. § 901 et seq., the "Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act", the plaintiff became liable to deceased's dependent mother, Kathryn M. Cark. However, since a third party was liable for causing the accident, 33 U.S.C.A. § 933 applied whereby the dependent was permitted to elect between...
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