Case: Vella v. Ford Motor Co.
Abbreviation: Vella v. Ford Motor Co.
Decision Date: 1974-10-21
Docket Number: No. 73-1994
Citation: 419 U.S. 894
Volume: 419
Reporter: United States Reports
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: Vella v. Ford Motor Co.
Judges: 
Pages: 894–894

Head Matter:
No. 73-1994.
Vella v. Ford Motor Co.

Opinion:
C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petition which reads as follows: "Is a disabled seaman who contracted by trauma a permanent disease while in the service of a vessel entitled to maintenance and cure payments during the interim between the period the incident occurred and the time the disease was medically diagnosed and proclaimed incurable?"