Legal Opinion
Scindia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los Santos
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 21, 1981No. 79-512PublishedCited by 616 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
Respondent Santos, a longshoreman and an employee of respondent Seattle Stevedore Co., was injured while he was helping load the M/S Jalaratna, a vessel owned by petitioner Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. He later brought an action against Scindia pursuant to § 5 (b) of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (Act), as amended in 1972,1 which, as set forth in 33 U. S. C. § 905 (b), provides in relevant part as follows:
“In the event of injury to a person covered under this chapter caused by the negligence of a vessel, then such person, or anyone otherwise entitled to recover…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
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