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33 U.S.C. 18 - SECTIONS 901-950
LONGSHORE-HARBOR WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT (LHWCA)
TITLE 33 > CHAPTER 18 > § 920
NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 18--LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Sec. 920. Presumptions
In any proceeding for the enforcement of a claim for compensation
under this chapter it shall be presumed, in the absence of substantial
evidence to the contrary--
(a) That the claim comes within the provisions of this chapter.
(b) That sufficient notice of such claim has been given.
(c) That the injury was not occasioned solely by the intoxication of
the injured employee.
(d) That the injury was not occasioned by the willful intention of
the injured employee to injure or kill himself or another.
(Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 509, Sec. 20, 44 Stat. 1436.)
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