Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJ
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rutledge
The question presented by these cases is whether a shipowner is liable for wages and maintenance and cure to a seaman who, having left his vessel on authorized shore leave, is injured while traversing the only available route between the moored ship and a public street. The injury in No. 582 occurred while the seaman was departing for his leave. That in No. 454 occurred while he was returning.
The complaint in No. 582 discloses that the plaintiff, respondent here, was a messman on the Steamship Beauregard, owned by defendant. On January 16, 1941, the vessel, which apparently was engaged in the…
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2Cases cited44 opinions
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Tyson & Brother v. BantonSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Pacific Steamship Co. v. PetersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
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3Cited by481 opinions
- Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Farrell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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