Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 8, 1967No. 575PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
Luther Jackson, employed by Lykes Bros. Steamship Company, inhaled noxious gases and died while working as a longshoreman on a Lykes vessel on navigable waters. His widow, Helen Jackson, filed this action against Lykes in the Louisiana state trial court claiming that her husband’s death was proximately caused either by Lykes’ negligence in operating the ship or by the ship’s unseaworthiness. Lykes moved to dismiss on the ground that § 5 of the federal Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act provides that compensation *732benefits required by that Act to be given by an employer to a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Garrett v. Moore-McCormack Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Mondou v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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3Cited by105 opinions
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- Cooper Stevedoring Co. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Thomas W. Griffith v. Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corporation and American Commercial Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Ronnie W. Longmire v. Sea Drilling Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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