Michalic v. Cleveland Tankers, Inc.

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1960-11-07

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Mr. Justice Brennan delivered the opinion of the Court. The petitioner asks damages for personal injuries he allegedly sustained in a shipboard accident while a crew member aboard the respondent’s Great Lakes vessel, the tanker Orion. His complaint alleges respondent’s liability both for negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U. S. C. § 688 , and for unseaworthiness u…

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