Legal Opinion
Mobil Oil Corp. v. Higginbotham
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 2, 1978No. 76-1726PublishedCited by 504 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
This case involves death on the high seas. The question is whether, in addition to the damages authorized by federal statute, a decedent’s survivors may also recover damages under general maritime law. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, disagreeing with the First Circuit, held *619that survivors may recover for their “loss of society,” as well as for their pecuniary loss.1 We reverse.
Petitioner used a helicopter in connection with its oil drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico about 100 miles from the Louisiana shore. On August 15, 1967, the helicopter crashed outside…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. GaudetSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- The Tungus v. SkovgaardSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by504 opinions
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- United States v. LockeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
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