THE PHŒNIX CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

v.

THE STEAMER POUGHKEEPSIE &C. AND THE STEAMER HOMER RAMSDELL &C. CENTRAL HUDSON STEAMBOAT COMPANY, CLAIMANT

Citator

Cited By

• Rodrigue v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 395 U.S. 352 (U.S. 1969)
  …ents had no more connection with the ordinary stuff of admiralty than do accidents on piers. Indeed, the Court has specifically held that drilling platforms are not within admiralty jurisdiction. Phoenix Construction Co. v. The Steamer Poughkeepsie, 212 U. S. 558, affirming 162 F. 494 (1908). There a ship damaged a structure “composed of various lengths of wrought iron pipe surrounded by a platform on the surface.” Citing the same cases on which the lower court had relied, this Court affirmed its conclusion…
• Victory Carriers, Inc. v. LAW, 404 U.S. 202 (U.S. 1971)
  …, which must have been upon the high seas or other navigable waters." State Industrial Comm'n v. Nordenholt Corp., 259 U. S. 263, 271 (1922). The Plymouth, supra; The Troy, 208 U. S. 321 (1908); Phoenix Construction Co. v. The Steamer Poughkeepsie, 212 U. S. 558 (1908); T. Smith & Son v. Taylor, supra; Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., supra, at 360; Hastings v. Mann, 340 F. 2d 910 (CA4), [*207] cert. denied, 380 U. S. 963 (1965). "When an employee, working on board a vessel in navigable waters, sust…
• Richardson v. Harmon, 222 U.S. 96 (U.S. 1911)

Authorities Cited

• Cleveland Terminal & Valley R.R. Co. v. Cleveland S.S. Co., 208 U.S. 316 (U.S. 1908)
• The Troy, 208 U.S. 321 (U.S. 1908)