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United States v. Nielson, 349 U.S. 129 (1955)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
United States v. Nielson, 349 U.S. 129 (1955)
United States v. Nielson No. 210 Argued March 1, 1955 Decided May 16, 1955 349 U.S. 129
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
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A contract between a tugboat company and a shipowner, for rendering assistance in moving a steamship under its own power, provided that a tugboat captain going aboard the ship to direct he moving operation would become the servant of the shipowner and that the tugboat company would not be "liable for any damage" resulting therefrom.
Held: the contract did not authorize recovery by the tugboat company for damage to its own tugboat resulting from negligent pilotage by a tugboat captain who had gone aboard the ship to direct the moving operation. Pp. 129-132.
209 F.2d 958, reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Nielson, 349 U.S. 129 (1955) in 349 U.S. 129 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GGP6FE5IPB2BZ8R.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Nielson, 349 U.S. 129 (1955), in 349 U.S. 129, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GGP6FE5IPB2BZ8R.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Nielson, 349 U.S. 129 (1955). cited in 1955, 349 U.S. 129. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GGP6FE5IPB2BZ8R.
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