Gonsalves v. Morse Dry Dock & Repair Co., 266 U.S. 171 (1924)

Name: Gonsalves v. Morse Dry Dock & Repair Co., 266 U.S. 171 (1924) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

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Gonsalves v. Morse Dry Dock & Repair Company

No. 3

Argued October 6, 1924
Decided November 17, 1924
266 U.S. 171

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

Syllabus

An action by an employee for personal injuries attributable to his employer’s negligence and suffered while the employee was engaged on repairs of a vessel then resting in a dock floating on navigable waters, is within the jurisdiction of the district court in admiralty.

Reversed.

Appeal from a decree of the district court dismissing a libel in admiralty for want of Jurisdiction.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Gonsalves v. Morse Dry Dock & Repair Co., 266 U.S. 171 (1924) in 266 U.S. 171 266 U.S. 172. Original Sources, accessed April 17, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PBZQW1AR1DQ49Q3.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Gonsalves v. Morse Dry Dock & Repair Co., 266 U.S. 171 (1924), in 266 U.S. 171, page 266 U.S. 172. Original Sources. 17 Apr. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PBZQW1AR1DQ49Q3.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Gonsalves v. Morse Dry Dock & Repair Co., 266 U.S. 171 (1924). cited in 1924, 266 U.S. 171, pp.266 U.S. 172. Original Sources, retrieved 17 April 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PBZQW1AR1DQ49Q3.

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