1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. U.S.
  4. 328 U.S.
  5. 328 U.S. 85 (1946)
 

SEAS SHIPPING CO. v. SIERACKI

No. 365.

328 U.S. 85 (1946)

SEAS SHIPPING CO., INC. v. SIERACKI.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 22, 1946.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Byrne, Jr. argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Rowland C. Evans, Jr. and John B. Shaw.

Abraham E. Freedman argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Charles Lakatos.

MR. JUSTICE RUTLEDGE delivered the opinion of the Court.

The principal question is whether the obligation of seaworthiness, traditionally owed by an owner of a ship to seamen, extends to a stevedore injured while working aboard the ship.

Sieracki was employed by an independent stevedoring company which was under contract to petitioner to load its ship, the S.S. Robin Sherwood. On December 23, 1942, he was on the vessel...

NEVER MISS A DECISION. START YOUR SUBSCRIPTION.

Uncompromising quality. Enduring impact.
Your support ensures a bright future for independent legal reporting.

As you are aware we have offered this as a free subscription over the past years and we have now made it a paid service.Look forward to your continued patronage.

GET STARTED
OR

Read it with your Leagle account.
Sign in to continue


Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases