Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.

Decided May 16, 1960. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 176 · 362 U.S. 539 (1960) · Cited 814 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• The Osceola · 189 U.S. 158 (1903)
• Carlisle Packing Co. v. Sandanger · 259 U.S. 255 (1922)
• Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co. · 321 U.S. 96 (1944)
• Seas Shipping Co. v. Sieracki · 328 U.S. 85 (1946)
• Alaska Steamship Co. v. Petterson · 347 U.S. 396 (1954)
• The Silvia · 171 U.S. 462 (1898)
• Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. Hawn · 346 U.S. 406 (1953)
• The Caledonia · 157 U.S. 124 (1895)
• Boudoin v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. · 348 U.S. 336 (1955)
• Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik Fisser · 358 U.S. 423 (1959)
• Chelentis v. Luckenbach Steamship Co. · 247 U.S. 372 (1918)
• United New York & New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots Ass'n v. Halecki · 358 U.S. 613 (1959)
• Pacific Steamship Co. v. Peterson · 278 U.S. 130 (1928)
• Southern Pacific Company v. Jensen · 244 U.S. 205 (1916)
• Baltimore Steamship Co. v. Phillips · 274 U.S. 316 (1927)
• Calmar Steamship Corp. v. Taylor · 303 U.S. 525 (1938)
• Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJ · 318 U.S. 724 (1943)
• Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp. · 342 U.S. 282 (1952)
• Farrell v. United States · 336 U.S. 511 (1949)
• West v. United States · 361 U.S. 118 (1959)
• The Arizona v. Anelich · 298 U.S. 110 (1936)
• Warren v. United States · 340 U.S. 523 (1951)

Cited by

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

• Morales v. City of Galveston · 370 U.S. 165 (1962)
• Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp. · 400 U.S. 494 (1971)
• Dutra Group v. Batterton · 588 U.S. 358 (2019)
• Waldron v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. · 386 U.S. 724 (1967)
• Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp. · 373 U.S. 206 (1963)
• Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co. · 376 U.S. 315 (1964)
• Fitzgerald v. United States Lines Co. · 374 U.S. 16 (1963)
• Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc. · 398 U.S. 375 (1970)
• Yamaha Motor Corp., USA v. Calhoun · 516 U.S. 199 (1996)
• Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. Pfeifer · 462 U.S. 523 (1983)
• Edmonds v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique · 443 U.S. 256 (1979)
• Lewis v. Lewis & Clark Marine, Inc. · 531 U.S. 438 (2001)
• Michalic v. Cleveland Tankers, Inc. · 364 U.S. 325 (1960)

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