jensen doctrine

Jensen doctrine. Maritime law. The principle that a state statute may not apply in a maritime case if to do so would “work [ ] material prejudice to the characteristic features of the general maritime law or interfere with the proper harmony and uniformity of that law.” Southern Pac. Co. v. Jensen, 244 U.S. 205, 216, 37 S.Ct. 524, 529 (1917). [Cases: Workers’ Compensation 93, 260. C.J.S. Workmen’s Compensation §§ 96, 98–99, 170.]

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