Vella v. Ford Motor Co.

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1975-04-15

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Mr. Justice Brennan delivered the opinion of the Court. We granted certiorari in this case limited to the question whether a shipowner’s duty to furnish an injured seaman maintenance and cure continues from the date *2 the seaman leaves the ship to the date when a…

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