Case Name: HOCKLEY et al. v. WILSON
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1934-04-03
Citations: 70 F.2d 108
Docket Number: No. 3586
Parties: HOCKLEY et al. v. WILSON.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 70
Pages: 108–109

Head Matter:
HOCKLEY et al. v. WILSON.
No. 3586.
Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
April 3, 1934.
Wilson K. Barnes and G. Ridgely Sap-pington, both of Baltimore, Md., for appellants.
Rowland K. Adams, of Baltimore, Md. (O. Bowie Duckett, Jr., of Baltimore, Md., on the brief), for appellee.
Before PARKER and SOPER, Circuit Judges, and BAKER, District Judge.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
For the reasons given in the opinion of Judge Chesnut in the District Court, Pyrites Co., Inc., v. Davison Chemical Co., 4 F. Supp. 294, it is held that compensation awards in Maryland under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 US CA 901 et seq.) are entitled to preference against the employer without limit of amount, and the decree of the District Court is affirmed.