Simmen v. Hovey

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• interpreting Suits in Admiralty Act in light of “basic principles of agency law” and Restatement (Second) of Agency
• The “saving to suitors” clause of 28 U.S.C. § 1333 “preserves a maritime suitor’s election to pursue common-law remedies in state court.”
• “Where the [Vessels or Admiralty Acts] provide[] a remedy against the United States, there is no recourse against the government agent whose actions engendered the lawsuit.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).