Southern Pacific Co. v. Jensen
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Southern Pacific Co. v. Jensen is a 1917 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited state authority over maritime workers’ compensation by holding that state laws could not interfere with the uniformity of federal admiralty and maritime law.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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admiralty law case ⓘ federal preemption case ⓘ maritime law case ⓘ |
| affects | division of regulatory power between federal and state governments in maritime matters ⓘ |
| appliesDoctrine |
federal preemption of conflicting state law
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federal supremacy clause ⓘ uniformity principle in maritime law ⓘ |
| concerns |
application of a state workers’ compensation statute to maritime employment
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compensation for injuries to a maritime worker ⓘ |
| hasArea | United States maritime commerce ⓘ |
| hasCitation | 244 U.S. 205 ⓘ |
| hasConstitutionalBasis |
Article III admiralty and maritime jurisdiction
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Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDateDecided | May 21, 1917 ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
narrowed the application of state workers’ compensation schemes to maritime employees
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reinforced federal control over maritime tort and compensation law ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | United States federal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hasLegalDomain |
admiralty and maritime law
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workers’ compensation law ⓘ |
| hasLegalIssue |
federal supremacy in admiralty and maritime law
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scope of state authority over maritime workers’ compensation ⓘ uniformity of federal maritime law ⓘ |
| hasPetitioner | Southern Pacific Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRespondent | Jensen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasYearDecided | 1917 ⓘ |
| holds |
state laws may not interfere with the proper harmony and uniformity of general maritime law in its international and interstate relations
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state workers’ compensation laws may not materially prejudice the characteristic features of the general maritime law ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act ⓘ |
| isCitedFor |
limits on state regulation of maritime injuries occurring on navigable waters
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proposition that maritime law must remain uniform across states ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United States admiralty and maritime jurisprudence ⓘ |
| isPrecedentIn |
cases addressing conflict between state workers’ compensation laws and federal maritime law
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cases involving injuries on navigable waters ⓘ |
| limits | state authority to regulate maritime workers’ compensation ⓘ |
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