Mr. Justice Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court. 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 *619</page-numb…
Read the full opinion (source) ↗
Lexace provides legal information, not legal advice, and no attorney–client relationship is created. Citation figures are counts of later citing opinions in our corpus and may be incomplete; always read and Shepardize the full opinion before relying on it.