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Pacific Steamship Co. v. Peterson, 278 U.S. 130 (1928)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Pacific Steamship Co. v. Peterson, 278 U.S. 130 (1928)
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Pacific Steamship Co. v. Peterson No. 49 Argued October 24, 1928 Decided November 26, 1928 278 U.S. 130
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF WASHINGTON
Syllabus
1. Under § 20 of the Seamen’s Act, as amended by § 33 of the Merchant Marine Act, which provides that any seaman who shall suffer personal injury in the course of his employment may, "at his election," maintain an action for damages at law, etc., an action to recover compensatory damages for an injury due to the negligence of another member of the crew may be maintained by the injured seaman against his employer although the seaman has demanded and received of the employer the maintenance, cure, and wages accorded in such cases by the old admiralty rules. Pp. 134-138.
2. The right to maintenance, cure and wages under the old admiralty rules is a contractual right, cumulative to and not inconsistent with, or an alternative of, the new right to recover compensatory damages for injuries caused by negligence. P. 136.
3. A general expression in an opinion concerning a particular aspect or effect of a statute as to which no question was raised in the case will not control judgment in a subsequent suit presenting the very point for decision, nor prevent the determination as an original question of the proper construction of the statute in that particular. P. 136.
145 Wash. 460 affirmed.
Certiorari, 276 U.S. 612, to a judgment of the Supreme Court of Washington affirming a recovery of damages by a seaman from the owner of his ship, in an action for personal injuries occasioned by the negligence of the ship’s mate.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Pacific Steamship Co. v. Peterson, 278 U.S. 130 (1928) in 278 U.S. 130 278 U.S. 131–278 U.S. 132. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=VDH8RGPYP23D6KP.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Pacific Steamship Co. v. Peterson, 278 U.S. 130 (1928), in 278 U.S. 130, pp. 278 U.S. 131–278 U.S. 132. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=VDH8RGPYP23D6KP.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Pacific Steamship Co. v. Peterson, 278 U.S. 130 (1928). cited in 1928, 278 U.S. 130, pp.278 U.S. 131–278 U.S. 132. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=VDH8RGPYP23D6KP.
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