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Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc., 398 U.S. 375 (1970)
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Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc., 398 U.S. 375 (1970)
Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc. No. 175 Argued March 4, 1970 Decided June 15, 1970 [U.S. Reports citation not yet available]
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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Petitioner is not foreclosed from bringing this action under federal maritime law, based on unseaworthiness, for the wrongful death within state territorial waters of her husband. a longshoreman, as a wrongful death action under such law is maintainable for breach of maritime duties. The Harrisburg, 119 U.S. 199, overruled. Pp. 379-409.
409 F.2d 32, reversed and remanded.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc., 398 U.S. 375 (1970) in 398 U.S. 375 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9UZCDSH3B45G5T7.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc., 398 U.S. 375 (1970), in 398 U.S. 375, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9UZCDSH3B45G5T7.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc., 398 U.S. 375 (1970). cited in 1970, 398 U.S. 375. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9UZCDSH3B45G5T7.
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