Legal Opinion
American Export Lines, Inc. v. Alvez
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 12, 1980No. 79-1Published
1Opinion of the Court
446 U.S. 274 (1980)
AMERICAN EXPORT LINES, INC.
v.
ALVEZ ET AL.
No. 79-1.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued February 26, 1980.
Decided May 12, 1980.
CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NEW YORK.
Stephen K. Carr argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.
Paul C. Matthews argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent Alvez. Peter M. Pryor and William M. Kimball filed a brief for respondent Joseph Vinal Ship Maintenance, Inc.
2Judgment of the CourtJustice Brennan, joined by Justice White, Justice Blackmun, and Justice Stevens
Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. Gaudet, 414 U. S. 573 (1974), held that under the nonstatutory maritime wrongful-death action fashioned by Moragne v. States Marine Lines,…
Also in this document: Concurring in the judgment; Dissent.
3Cases cited60 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. CohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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