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AMERICAN EXPORT LINES, INC. v. ALVEZ

No. 79-1.

446 U.S. 274 (1980)

AMERICAN EXPORT LINES, INC. v. ALVEZ ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 12, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen K. Carr argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Paul C. Matthews argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent Alvez. Peter M. Pryor and William M. Kimball filed a brief for respondent Joseph Vinal Ship Maintenance, Inc.

MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which MR. JUSTICE WHITE, MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN, and MR. JUSTICE STEVENS joined.

Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. Gaudet, 414 U.S. 573 (1974), held that under the nonstatutory maritime wrongful-death action fashioned by Moragne v. States Marine Lines, 398 U.S. 375 (1970), the widow of a longshoreman...

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