Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. v. De Los Santos et al.
Decided April 21, 1981. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 79-512 · 451 U.S. 156 (1981) · Cited 649 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–0.
Majority · 3
- Byron Raymond White · delivered the opinion of the Court
- John Paul Stevens
- Potter Stewart
Concurring · 5
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. · filed a concurring opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · filed a concurring opinion
“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.
- Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik Fisser · 358 U.S. 423 (1959)
- Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co. · 376 U.S. 315 (1964)
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique · 358 U.S. 625 (1959)
- Federal Marine Terminals, Inc. v. Burnside Shipping Co. · 394 U.S. 404 (1969)
- Seas Shipping Co. v. Sieracki · 328 U.S. 85 (1946)
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp. · 350 U.S. 124 (1956)
- Edmonds v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique · 443 U.S. 256 (1979)
- Alaska Steamship Co. v. Petterson · 347 U.S. 396 (1954)
- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp. · 400 U.S. 494 (1971)
- Waterman Steamship Corp. v. Dugan & McNamara, Inc. · 364 U.S. 421 (1960)
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. Hawn · 346 U.S. 406 (1953)
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd. · 369 U.S. 355 (1962)
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co. · 355 U.S. 563 (1958)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Howlett v. Birkdale Shipping Co., S.A. · 512 U.S. 92 (1994)
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