Legal Opinion
Brady v. Roosevelt Steamship Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 15, 1943No. 269PublishedCited by 183 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
S. S. Unicoi was a vessel owned by the United States Maritime Commission and operated for it by respondent under a contract covering this and other vessels. The contract 1 recites that it was made pursuant to § 707 (c) of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 (49 Stat. 2009, 46 U. S. C. § 1197 (c); see § 704, 46 U. S. C. § 1194), the Commission having advertised the line for charter and having failed to receive satisfactory bids. Respondent is a private corporation, none of whose stock is owned directly or indirectly by the United States.
The deceased was a United States customs inspector. While…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Osborn v. Bank of United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Federal Housing Administration, Region No. 4 v. BurrSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Keifer & Keifer v. Reconstruction Finance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Spalding v. VilasSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Yearsley v. W. A. Ross Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by183 opinions
- Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Campbell-Ewald Co. v. GomezSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
- Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- American Stevedores, Inc. v. PorelloSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
178 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.