UNITED STATES v. WEBB, INC.

No. 63.

397 U.S. 179 (1970)

UNITED STATES v. W. M. WEBB, INC., ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 3, 1970


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Solicitor General Griswold argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Assistant Attorney General Walters, Harris Weinstein, Matthew J. Zinn, Louis M. Kauder, and Robert I. Waxman.

Joseph J. Lyman argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The respondents in this case, which was consolidated below, own boats that are used in commercial fishing in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Their fishing is carried out through contractual arrangements, shaped by established custom, with boat captains, who man the boats and manage their day-to-day operation. The question before the Court is whether the captains...

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