Private Law 721. to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes”, approved September 7, 1916, as amended, are hereby[39 Stat. 746, 747](/us/stat/39/746/747).[5 U
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(/us/bill/75/pvtl/720)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the limitationsGeorge L. Stone.Provisions of Employees’ Compensation Act extended to. of time in sections 15 to 20, both inclusive, of the Act entitled “An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes”, approved September 7, 1916, as amended, are hereby[39 Stat. 746, 747](/us/stat/39/746/747).[5 U. S. C. §§ 765–770](/us/usc/t5/s765–770). waived in favor of George L.
Stone, of Ripley, West Virginia, who is alleged to have sustained disability while an employee in the Post Office Department, Division of Rural Mail Service, between December 16, 1907, and July 31, 1918, and the Employees’ Compensation Commission is authorized and directed to receive and consider his claim under the remaining provisions of said Act, except that the CommissionException. shall not consider any claim for disability unless it occurred or continued after September 7, 1916: *Provided*, That claim hereunder*Provisos*.Time for filing claim. shall be filed within six months from the enactment of this Act: *Provided further*, That no benefits shall accrue prior to the approvalNo prior benefits. of this Act.
Approved, June 25, 1938. Conferring jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claims of Anna Lee Hebert, Mrs. Nicholas Hebert, Mr. and Mrs. Dossie E. Worrell, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. McClure, and W. F. Cobb. 1938-06-25 662 Chapter 52 Stat. 1398 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2024-11-15 75 3 private 52 Stat. 1398 [CHAPTER 662] AN ACT Conferring jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claims of Anna Lee Hebert, Mrs. Nicholas Hebert, Mr. and Mrs. Dossie E. Worrell, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. McClure, and W. F. Cobb. June 25, 1938[[H. R. 6710](/us/bill/75/hr/6710)][[Private, No. 721](/us/bill/75/pvtl/721)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Anna Lee Hebert and others.Jurisdiction conferred on district court to hear claims of.
That jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, at New Orleans, to hear, determine, and render judgment, as if the United States were suable in tort, upon the claims of Anna Lee Hebert of New Orleans, Louisiana, for personal injuries, of Mrs. Nicholas Hebert, of New Orleans, Louisiana, for the deaths of her children, Vernon Hebert and Virges Hebert, both formerly of New Orleans, Louisiana; of Mr. and Mrs. Dossie E.
Worrell, of Zachary, Louisiana, for the death of their son, Leon Worrell; of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. McClure, of Zachary. Louisiana, for the death of their son, Earl Roy McClure; and of W. N. Cobb, of Zachary, Louisiana, for personal injuries and damage to his truck, said deaths, personal injuries, and damage having resulted from a collision between the automobile in which Anna Lee Hebert, Vernon Hebert, and Virges Hebert were riding, and a truck operated by the Corps of Engineers, War Department, and a collision between said latter truck and the truck owned by W.
F. Cobb, in which he, Leon Worrell, and Earl Roy McClure were riding, on April 28, 1936, on United States Highway Numbered 61, between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, near *Proviso*.Limitation on judgments.Lutcher, Louisiana: *Provided*, That the judgments, if any, for injuries of Anna Lee Hebert shall not exceed $4,000; for deaths of Vernon Hebert and Virges Hebert shall not exceed $5,000 each; for deaths of Leon Worrell and Earl McClure shall not exceed $5,000 each, and for injuries and damage of W.
F. Cobb shall not exceed $5,000. Sec. 2. Time for filing suit. Suit upon such claims may be instituted at any time within one year after the enactment of this Act, and proceedings for the Proceedings, appeals, judgments.determination thereof, appeals therefrom, and payment of any judgments thereon shall be in the same manner as in the cases of suits over which such court has jurisdiction under the provisions of the [28 U. S. C.§ 41, par. 20](/us/usc/t28/s41/par20).twentieth paragraph of section 24 of the Judicial Code, as amended.
Approved, June 25, 1938. For the relief of Brooks-Callaway Company. 1938-06-25 663 Chapter 52 Stat. 1398 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-15 75 3 private [CHAPTER 663] AN ACT For the relief of Brooks-Callaway Company. June 25, 1938[[H. R. 7890](/us/bill/75/hr/7890)][
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to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes”, approved September 7, 1916, as amended, are hereby[39 Stat. 746, 747](/us/stat/39/746/747).[5 U
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