In the case of Uravic, Administratrix v. F. Jarka Company, Incorporated et al., 1930, the U.S Supreme Court was tasked with determining whether a stevedoring company could be held liable for injuries sustained by an employee while working on a ship owned by another party. The plaintiff's husband had been killed in an accident while loading cargo onto a vessel owned by the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation but operated under contract by F.Jarka Co., Inc.. The widow sued both parties for negligence and unseaworthiness of the vessel. However, it was ruled that as per maritime law and previous court decisions (The Osceola), seamen cannot sue their employers for work-related injuries or death due to negligence; they can only seek compensation from ship owners if they can prove unseaworthiness of vessels which caused harm. Therefore, liability fell solely upon the owner of the vessel - not on Jarka Co., who were merely contracted operators.

In the dissenting opinion for URAVIC, ADMINISTRATRIX, v. F. JARKA COMPANY, INCORPORATED et al., Justice Stone argued that the majority's decision was inconsistent with previous rulings and principles of maritime law. He contended that a ship owner should not be held liable for injuries to longshoremen caused by defective equipment provided by an independent contractor unless it can be shown that the ship owner had actual knowledge of the defect and failed to correct it or warn about it. In this case, there was no evidence presented showing such knowledge on part of the shipowner; hence he disagreed with holding them responsible for damages incurred due to faulty equipment supplied by another party (independent contractor).