STEWART

v.

DUTRA CONSTRUCTION CO.

Citator

Cited By

• United States v. Silvestri, 409 F.3d 1311 (11th Cir. 2005)
  …(internal citation and quotation marks omitted). “[T]o determine the common usage or ordinary meaning of a term, courts often turn to dictionary definitions for guidance.” United States v. McNab, 331 F. 3d 1228, 1237 (11th Cir.2003), cert. denied, 540 U.S. 1177, 124 S.Ct. 1406, 158 L.Ed.2d 77 (2004) (alteration in original) (internal citation and quotation marks omitted). The term “proceeds” simply represents “what is produced by or derived from something (as a sale, investment, levy, business) by way of…
• Stewart v. Dutra Constr. Co., 543 U.S. 481 (U.S. 2005)
  …utra’s alleged negligence was committed in its capacity as an employer rather than as owner of the vessel under § 905(b). We granted certiorari to resolve confusion over how to determine whether a watercraft is a “vessel” for purposes of the LHWCA. 540 U. S. 1177 (2004). [*487] II Prior to the passage of the Jones Act, general maritime law usually entitled a seaman who fell sick or was injured both to maintenance and cure (or the right to be cared for and paid wages during the voyage, see, e. g., Harden v.…
• In re Tomeka Scott James v. Tomeka Scott James, 406 F.3d 1340 (11th Cir. 2005)
  …em of Alabama, 644 So. 2d 943, 946 (Ala.1994) (citation omitted). In determining the ordinary meaning of statutory terms, we often find guidance in dictionary definitions. United States v. McNab, 331 F. 3d 1228, 1237 (11th Cir.2003), cert. denied, 540 U.S. 1177, 124 S.Ct. 1406, 158 L.Ed.2d 77 (2004). The term “public assistance” is defined as “government aid to needy, blind, aged, or disabled persons and to dependent children.” Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?…