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Victory Carriers, Inc. v. Law, 404 U.S. 202 (1971)
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Victory Carriers, Inc. v. Law, 404 U.S. 202 (1971)
Victory Carriers, Inc. v. Law No. 70-54 Argued October 18-19, 1971 Decided December 13, 1971 404 U.S. 202
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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State law and, not federal maritime law, held to govern suit by respondent longshoreman who was injured by alleged defect in his stevedore employer’s pier-based forklift truck which respondent was operating on the dock to transfer cargo to a point alongside a vessel where it was to be hoisted aboard by the ship’s own gear. Seas Shipping Co. v. Seracki, 328 U.S. 85, and Gutierrez v. Waterman S.S. Corp., 373 U.S. 206, distinguished. Pp. 204-216.
432 F.2d 376, reversed.
WHITE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which BURGER, C.J., and STEWART, MARSHALL, and BLACKMUN, JJ., joined. DOUGLAS, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which BRENNAN, J., joined, post, p. 216.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Victory Carriers, Inc. v. Law, 404 U.S. 202 (1971) in 404 U.S. 202 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=AIQXWY1G8PS58QM.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Victory Carriers, Inc. v. Law, 404 U.S. 202 (1971), in 404 U.S. 202, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=AIQXWY1G8PS58QM.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Victory Carriers, Inc. v. Law, 404 U.S. 202 (1971). cited in 1971, 404 U.S. 202. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=AIQXWY1G8PS58QM.
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