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JACKSON v. LYKES STEAMSHIP CO.

No. 575.

386 U.S. 731 (1967)

JACKSON v. LYKES BROS. STEAMSHIP CO., INC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 8, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. Maloney argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Benjamin W. Yancey argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were William E. Wright and G. Edward Merritt.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

Luther Jackson, employed by Lykes Bros. Steamship Company, inhaled noxious gases and died while working as a longshoreman on a Lykes vessel on navigable waters. His widow, Helen Jackson, filed this action against Lykes in the Louisiana state trial court claiming that her husband's death was proximately caused either by Lykes' negligence in operating the ship or by the ship's unseaworthiness. Lykes moved to dismiss...

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