noting that American citizenship of at least some of the stockholders of the shipowner has been held sufficient in and of itself to support jurisdiction under the Jones Act
How later courts described this case
- noting that American citizenship of at least some of the stockholders of the shipowner has been held sufficient in and of itself to support jurisdiction under the Jones Act
- disallowing compensation inter alia for time spent pursuing "unsuccessful theories of liability"
- “It is equally clear . . . that while longshoremen retain the right to recover damages against a vessel, in such an action they occupy the same position as their land-based counterparts.”
- “[w]e do not suggest or imply that ... a price discount to ... wholesalers ... which has the purpose or effect of defeating the objectives of the Act” is beyond the scope of the Act
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
This record has no opinion text. It is a disposition such as a denial of certiorari, kept so the case can be found by name and citation.