Thompson v. Coastal Oil Co. (1956)
- Docket
- 1
- Decided
- 1956-01-01
- Category
- General
Summary
Question: Is Thompson entitled to sue Costal Oil Company even though he freely entered into a settlement agreement prior to learning the true seriousness of his medical condition? Conclusion: In a per curiam opinion, the Supreme Court reversed the Third Circuit opinion. Justice John M. Harlan concurred, but would have remanded the case to determine whether the vessel was unseaworthy. Justice Stanley Reed, Justice Felix Frankfurter, Justice Harold Burton, and Justice Sherman Minton dissented.