Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corp.

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1955-05-16

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Mr. Justice Black delivered the opinion of the Court. The question presented is whether a towboat may validly contract against all liability for its own negligent towage. Since there is no controlling statute the question must be decided as a part of the judicially created admiralty law. Federal courts have disagreed as to whether *86 there is or should…

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