Court Opinion

ID: 9420541
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-02 22:55:06.496396+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:22:25.731729
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Me. Justice Jackson and Mr. Justice Clark
dissent on the ground that the injuries were not sustained in the service of the ship. Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co., 318 U. S. 724, held a seaman to be in the ship’s service while going to or from the ship over premises at which the ship docked, even if the purpose of being ashore was leave from duty. The route of access was not the choice of the seaman, and access to the ship was held essential to the ship’s service. *531But the choice of places of refreshment and varieties of entertainment are the sailor’s own. Unless his employment is a policy of accident insurance while on leave, recovery cannot be sustained in this case. That might be a wise rule of law but we think it one that should depend on legislation.