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Brady v. Roosevelt Steamship Co., 317 U.S. 575 (1943)
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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.
Brady v. Roosevelt Steamship Co., 317 U.S. 575 (1943)
Brady v. Roosevelt Steamship Co. No. 269 Argued December 18, 1942 Decided January 18, 1943 317 U.S. 575
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
Syllabus
1. An action to recover for a death resulting from injuries sustained when a rung of a ladder broke as the decedent, a United States customs inspector, in the course of his official duties, was climbing to board a vessel docked at a pier, is within the admiralty jurisdiction. Pp. 576-577.
2. The Suits in Admiralty Act does not preclude a suit against a private corporation (none of whose stock is owned directly or indirectly by the United States) to recover damages for a maritime tort arising out of the negligent operation of a vessel owned by the United States Maritime Commission, and which the corporation operates under a contract made pursuant to § 707(c) of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, even though the contract may give to the corporation in such case a right of exoneration or indemnity against the Commission. Fleet Corporation v. Lustgarten, 280 U.S. 320, overruled pro tanto. Pp. 578, 582.
The Suits in Admiralty Act does not restrict the remedy in such case to a libel in personam against the United States or the Maritime Commission.
128 F.2d 169 reversed.
Certiorari, post, p. 609, to review the reversal of a judgment for the plaintiff in a suit against the steamship company to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s intestate.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Brady v. Roosevelt Steamship Co., 317 U.S. 575 (1943) in 317 U.S. 575 317 U.S. 576. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=X23QFBWS2FGNSGT.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Brady v. Roosevelt Steamship Co., 317 U.S. 575 (1943), in 317 U.S. 575, page 317 U.S. 576. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=X23QFBWS2FGNSGT.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Brady v. Roosevelt Steamship Co., 317 U.S. 575 (1943). cited in 1943, 317 U.S. 575, pp.317 U.S. 576. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=X23QFBWS2FGNSGT.
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