Legal Opinion
Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 15, 2013No. 11-626PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer
The Rules of Construction Act defines a “vessel” as including “every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water.” 1 U. S. C. § 3. The question before us is whether petitioner’s floating home (which is not self-propelled) falls within the terms of that definition.
In answering that question we focus primarily upon the phrase “capable of being used.” This term encompasses “practical” possibilities, not “merely . . . theoretical” ones. Stewart v. Dutra Constr. Co., 543 U. S. 481, 496 (2005). We believe that a…
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