Legal Opinion
Engel v. Davenport
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 12, 1926No. 189PublishedCited by 286 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sanford
The questions involved in this case relate to the effect of § 33 of the Merchant Marine Act. of 1920, 41 Stat. 988, c. 250, which amended § 20 of the Seameni’s Act of 1915, 38 Stat. 1164, c. 153, to read as follows: “ That any seaman who Shall suffer personal injury in the course of his employment may, at his election, maintain an action for damages at law, with the right of trial by jury, and in such action all statutes of the United States modifying or extending the common-law right or remedy in cases of personal injury to railway employees shall apply; and in case of the death of any…
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