MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.
The single question of statutory construction presented by these cases is whether injuries to longshoremen occurring on piers permanently affixed to shore are compensable under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act of 1927 (Longshoremen's Act), 44 Stat. 1424, 33 U. S. C. § 901-950.
Johnson and Klosek were employed by the Nacirema Operating Company as longshoremen; Avery was similarly...
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