Legal Opinion
Roper v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 6, 1961No. 16Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
368 U.S. 20 (1961)
ROPER
v.
UNITED STATES ET AL.
No. 16.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued October 12, 16, 1961.
Decided November 6, 1961.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT.
Sidney H. Kelsey argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.
Leavenworth Colby argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Cox, Assistant Attorney General Orrick, Morton Hollander and David L. Rose.
2Opinion of the Court · ClarkJustice Clark
Petitioner, a longshoreman, brought this libel in personam against the United States pursuant to the Suits in Admiralty Act, § 2, 41 Stat. 525, 46…
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3Cases cited10 opinions
- West v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Desper v. Starved Rock Ferry Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Butler v. WhitemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Roper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Cecil Lawlor v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, Inc., Now Known as Socony-Mobil Oil Company, Inc., and Third-Party and Bethlehem Steel Company, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
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