Manning v. Gordon’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “Neither we, the parties nor the amici curiae have been able to find any case, other than Dunion , that injects the doctrine of assumption of risk into admiralty law. That body of law is marked by a need for uniform rules. The law of the several states regarding whether, and if so to what extent, assumption of this risk is to apply is far from uniform. As the Supreme Court recently stated: The need for uniform rules of maritime conduct and liability is not limited to navigation, but extends at least to any other activities traditionally undertaken by vessels, commercial or noncommercial.’ Sisson v. Ruby, 497 U.S. 358 , 110 S. Ct. 2892 , 111 L. Ed. 2d 292 (1990). Id., at 1189.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gleason v. Adelman

2. “Whether, and if, under what circumstances assumption of the risk applies in admiralty we again emphasize that we do not, in the present posture of the ease, reach. Id. at 1178 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 864 F. Supp. 131 - Whalen v. BMW of North America, Inc.