Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp.

Decided May 13, 1963. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 229 · 373 U.S. 206 (1963) · Cited 392 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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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.

• Morales v. City of Galveston · 370 U.S. 165 (1962)
• Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd. · 369 U.S. 355 (1962)
• Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc. · 362 U.S. 539 (1960)
• Seas Shipping Co. v. Sieracki · 328 U.S. 85 (1946)
• Brown Shoe Co. v. United States · 370 U.S. 294 (1962)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Department of Treasury · 323 U.S. 459 (1945)
• Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp. · 350 U.S. 124 (1956)
• Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co. · 355 U.S. 563 (1958)
• Alaska Steamship Co. v. Petterson · 347 U.S. 396 (1954)
• Gardner v. Panama Railroad · 342 U.S. 29 (1951)
• Boudoin v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. · 348 U.S. 336 (1955)
• Grace v. American Central Insurance · 109 U.S. 278 (1883)
• McGrath v. Kristensen · 340 U.S. 162 (1950)
• O'Donnell v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. · 318 U.S. 36 (1943)
• Matson Navigation Co. v. United States · 284 U.S. 352 (1932)

Cited by

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

• Victory Carriers, Inc. v. Law · 404 U.S. 202 (1971)
• Jerome B. Grubart, Inc. v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. · 513 U.S. 527 (1995)
• Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp. · 400 U.S. 494 (1971)
• Askew v. American Waterways Operators, Inc. · 411 U.S. 325 (1973)
• Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of Cleveland · 409 U.S. 249 (1972)
• Countyof Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation of NY · 470 U.S. 226 (1985)
• Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 395 U.S. 352 (1969)
• Cooper Stevedoring Co. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc. · 417 U.S. 106 (1974)
• Nacirema Operating Co. v. Johnson · 396 U.S. 212 (1969)
• Waldron v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. · 386 U.S. 724 (1967)

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