vessel
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 321 U.S. 565 - Norton v. Warner Co. · 1944Most cited · 439 citing opinions
A barge is a vessel within the meaning of the Act even when it has no motive power of its own, since it is a means of transportation on water
How often courts cite the cases defining “vessel”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “vessel” — 772 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 · 1944–2005
any vessel upon which or in connection with which any person entitled to benefits under this chapter suffers injury or death arising out of or in the course of his employment, and said vessel's owner, owner pro hac vice, agent, operator, charter or bare boat charterer, master, officer, or crew member.