Legal Opinion
O'Donnell v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 1, 1943No. 320PublishedCited by 256 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Stone
The question for decision is whether a seaman injured on shore while in the service of his vessel is entitled to recover for his injuries in a suit brought against his em ployer under the Jones Act. § 33, Merchant Marine Act of 1920, 41 Stat. 1007, 46 U. S. C. § 688.
Petitioner was a deckhand on respondent’s vessel “Michigan,” engaged in transporting sand from Indiana to Illinois over the navigable waters of Lake Michigan. As her cargo was being discharged through a conduit passing from the hatch and connected at its outer end to a land pipe by means of a gasket, petitioner was ordered by the…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Panama Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Garrett v. Moore-McCormack Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by256 opinions
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- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
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