Legal Opinion
Garris v. Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 3, 2000No. 98-2368PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
The sole issue on appeal is whether we should construe or extend the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc., 398 U.S. 375, 90 S.Ct. 1772, 26 L.Ed.2d 339 *211(1970), which recognized a general maritime law cause of action for wrongful death based upon unseaworthiness, to include a general maritime law cause of action for wrongful death based upon negligence. We agree with the district court that the Supreme Court did not create a general maritime law cause of action for wrongful death based upon negligence in Moragne. We find…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
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