Supreme Court of the United States, 1969

Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided April 2, 1969
394 U.S. 956; 89 S. Ct. 1298 (United States Reports)

Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 5th Cir. [Certiorari granted, 393 U. S. 932.] The parties and the Solicitor General as amicus curiae are invited to file further briefs within 30 days addressing the following question: β€œIn light of the cases in this Court relating to the limits of admiralty jurisdiction, such as Phoenix Construction Co. v. The Steamer Poughkeepsie, 212 U. S. 558, affirming 162 F. 494 (D. C. S. D. N. Y. 1908), and in light of the language and legislative history of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, does the Death on the High Seas Act apply to these accidents?” See Pure Oil Co. v. Snipes, 293 F. 2d 60 (C. A. 5th Cir. 1961).

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