· 6/3/1935
The Admiral Peoples
Citations
- 295 U.S. 649
- 55 S. Ct. 885
- 79 L. Ed. 1633
- 1935 U.S. LEXIS 1099
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “An injury caused by a vessel in navigable waters is a maritime tort.”
- suit by passenger who fell from gangplank onto dock within admiralty jurisdiction
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Judges: Hughes
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