Roper v. United States/Dissent Douglas

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920320Roper v. United States — DissentWilliam O. Douglas
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368 U.S. 20

Roper  v.  United States

 Argued: Oct. 12, 16, 1961. --- Decided: Nov 6, 1961


Mr. Justice DOUGLAS, with whom THE CHIEF JUSTICE and Mr. Justice BLACK concur, dissenting.

For the reasons stated by Judge Sobeloff in the Court of Appeals, I believe this ship at the time of the accident was not a 'dead ship' but 'a vessel in navigation,' because it was 'being actually used as a barge, and transporting a cargo.' 282 F.2d 413, 419.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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