Jones Act
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 355 U.S. 426 - Kernan v. American Dredging Co. · 1958Most cited · 960 citing opinions
the latter Act expressly provides for seamen the cause of action—and consequently the entire judicially developed doctrine of liability granted to railroad workers by the FELA
How often courts cite the cases defining “Jones Act”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “Jones Act” — 1,064 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 2 definitions, chronological · 1932–1958
- ORIGINAL
The Jones Act has the effect of bringing into the maritime law, for the benefit of seamen, all appropriate statutes relating to employers' liability for the personal injury or death of railway employees