Legal Opinion
Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 15, 1970No. 175PublishedCited by 1,090 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
We brought this case here to consider whether The Harrisburg, 119 U. S. 199, in which this Court held in 1886 that maritime law does not afford a cause of action for wrongful death, should any longer be regarded as acceptable law.
The complaint sets forth that Edward Moragne, a longshoreman, was killed while working aboard the vessel Palmetto State in navigable waters within the State of Florida. Petitioner, as his widow and representative of his estate, brought this suit in a state court against respondent States Marine Lines, Inc., the owner of the vessel, to recover damages for wrongful…
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