Legal Opinion
Seas Shipping Co. v. Sieracki
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 20, 1946No. 365Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
328 U.S. 85 (1946)
SEAS SHIPPING CO., INC.
v.
SIERACKI.
No. 365.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued January 3, 1946.
Decided April 22, 1946.
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT.
Thomas E. Byrne, Jr. argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Rowland C. Evans, Jr. and John B. Shaw.
Abraham E. Freedman argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Charles Lakatos.
2Opinion of the Court · RutledgeJustice Rutledge
The principal question is whether the obligation of seaworthiness, traditionally owed by an owner of a ship to seamen, extends to a stevedore injured while working aboard the ship.
Sie…
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3Cases cited67 opinions
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- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Panama Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
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