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MOBIL OIL CORP. v. HIGGINBOTHAM

No. 76-1726.

436 U.S. 618 (1978)

MOBIL OIL CORP. v. HIGGINBOTHAM, ADMINISTRATRIX, ET AL.

Supreme Court of the United States.

Decided June 5, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl J. Schumacher, Jr., argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were E. D. Vickery and Charles C. Gray.

Jack C. Benjamin argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief for respondent Shinn was Arthur A. Crais, Jr. Charles M. Thompson, Jr., filed a brief for respondents Higginbotham et al. I. P. Saal, Jr., filed a brief for respondent Nation.

MR. JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case involves death on the high seas. The question is whether, in addition to the damages authorized by federal statute, a decedent's survivors may also recover damages under general maritime law. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, disagreeing with the First Circuit, held that survivors may recover for their "loss of society," as well as for...

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