Legal Opinion
Lindgren v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 24, 1930No. 25PublishedCited by 199 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sanford
This case depends upon the construction and effect of § 33 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, 1 which amended § 20 of the Seamen’s Act of 1915 2 so as to provide:
“ That any seaman who shall suffer personal injury in the course of his employment may, at his election, maintain an action for damages at law, with the right of trial by jury, and in such action all statutes of the United States modifying or extending the common-law right or remedy in cases of personal injury to railway employees shall apply; and in case of the death of any seaman as a result of any such personal injury the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. HortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Baltimore Steamship Co. v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
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3Cited by199 opinions
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Yamaha Motor Corp., USA v. CalhounSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Kernan v. American Dredging Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
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