THOMPSON
v.
COASTAL OIL CO.

U.S. | 1956-10-15
No. 1
Mr. Justice Reed, Mr. Justice Frankfurter, Mr. Justice Burton, and Mr. Justice Minton dissent.
352 U.S. 862 Supreme Court of the United States (1956) Caution
Also reported at: 1 L. Ed. 2d 73 · 77 S. Ct. 90 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1639 · SCDB 1956-003
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Per_curiam
Per Curiam:

Per Curiam:

The judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is reversed and the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey is reinstated. MR. Justice Harlan concurs in the result, but would have preferred to remand the case to the Court of Appeals for determination as to whether the District Court properly found the vessel unseaworthy.

Mr. Justice Reed, Mr. Justice Frankfurter, Mr. Justice Burton, and Mr. Justice Minton dissent.

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