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VANCOUVER STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. V. RICE, 288 U. S. 445 (1933)
288 U. S. 445U.S. Supreme Court
Vancouver Steamship Co., Ltd. v. Rice, 288 U.S. 445 (1933)
Vancouver Steamship Co., Ltd. v. Rice
No. 469
Argued February 9, 1933
Decided March 13, 1933
288 U.S. 445
Syllabus
A stevedore at work on a vessel in navigable waters in Oregon received injuries through the vessel's negligence from which he afterwards died ashore. The Oregon law gave the administrator an action at law for the damages resulting from the death, and a lien on the vessel.
Held that the cause of action was enforceable in admiralty in rem against the vessel. P. 288 U. S. 447.
60 F.2d 793 affirmed.
Certiorari, 287 U.S. 593, to review the reversal of a decree dismissing a libel in admiralty. clubjuris