RYAN STEVEDORING CO., INC. v. PAN-ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP CORP. (1956)

RYAN STEVEDORING CO., INC. v. PAN-ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP CORP.
	Term: 1955
Important Dates
	Argued: March 3, 1955
	Decided: January 9, 1956
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Harold Burton • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Sherman Minton • Stanley Reed
Dissenting
	Hugo Black • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Earl Warren

RYAN STEVEDORING CO., INC. v. PAN-ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP CORP. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 9, 1956. The case was argued before the court on March 3, 1955.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
Petitioner: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 350 U.S. 124
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Harold Burton

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