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Peters v. Veasey, 251 U.S. 121 (1919)
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Peters v. Veasey, 251 U.S. 121 (1919)
Peters v. Veasey No. 77 Argued November 14, 1919 Decided December 8, 1919 251 U.S. 121
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
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Prior to the Act of October 6, 1917, c. 97, 40 Stat. 395, amending Jud.Code, §§ 24, cl. 3, and 256, cl. 3, a state workmen’s compensation law had no application to a case of personal injuries suffered by one employed as a longshoreman, while engaged as such, on board, in unloading a ship. P. 122. Southern Pacific Co. v. Jensen, 244 U.S. 205.
The Act of October 6, 1917, supra, was not intended to apply to a cause of action of that character which arose before the act was passed. Id.
142 La. 1012 reversed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Peters v. Veasey, 251 U.S. 121 (1919), in 251 U.S. 121, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=S69FSIGJTDV6NMG.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Peters v. Veasey, 251 U.S. 121 (1919). cited in 1919, 251 U.S. 121. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=S69FSIGJTDV6NMG.
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