Edmonds v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique

Decided June 27, 1979. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 78-479 · 443 U.S. 256 (1979) · Cited 424 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. Hawn · 346 U.S. 406 (1953)
• United States v. Reliable Transfer Co. · 421 U.S. 397 (1975)
• Northeast Marine Terminal Co. v. Caputo · 432 U.S. 249 (1977)
• Seas Shipping Co. v. Sieracki · 328 U.S. 85 (1946)
• Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp. · 342 U.S. 282 (1952)
• Fitzgerald v. United States Lines Co. · 374 U.S. 16 (1963)
• Cooper Stevedoring Co. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc. · 417 U.S. 106 (1974)
• Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp. · 350 U.S. 124 (1956)
• Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc. · 362 U.S. 539 (1960)
• Reed v. the Yaka · 373 U.S. 410 (1963)
• Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co. · 376 U.S. 315 (1964)
• Isbrandtsen Co. v. Johnson · 343 U.S. 779 (1952)
• The Max Morris · 137 U.S. 1 (1890)
• The Schooner Catharine v. Dickinson · 58 U.S. 170 (1855)
• Jackson v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. · 386 U.S. 731 (1967)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• McDermott, Inc. v. AmClyde · 511 U.S. 202 (1994)
• Rodriguez v. Compass Shipping Co. · 451 U.S. 596 (1981)
• Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc. · 451 U.S. 630 (1981)
• Howlett v. Birkdale Shipping Co., S.A. · 512 U.S. 92 (1994)
• Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Ayers · 538 U.S. 135 (2003)
• Scindia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los Santos · 451 U.S. 156 (1981)
• Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. Pfeifer · 462 U.S. 523 (1983)
• Connecticut National Bank v. Germain · 503 U.S. 249 (1992)
• Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers Union · 451 U.S. 77 (1981)
• Midlantic National Bank v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection · 474 U.S. 494 (1986)
• Chemical Manufacturers Ass'n v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 470 U.S. 116 (1985)
• Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend · 557 U.S. 404 (2009)

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