Legal Opinion

Gardner v. The L. N. Danzler

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided October 15, 1959No. 8018PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALTER E. HOFFMAN, District Judge.

This action is instituted by a seaman and former member of the crew of certain tugboats and tender boats operated by the respondent, Norfolk Dredging Company, to recover unpaid wages and penalties over a period of nearly five years. It is contended that, - during the entire period of his continuous employment, respondent deducted $1 per day from libellant’s wages to cover food rations provided by respondent. At no time did libellant ever sign articles or any other agreement in writing. It is conceded that, if the daily deductions for food rations were…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. La BourgogneSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  2. Pacific Mail Steamship Co. v. SchmidtSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  3. United States v. THE" GRACE LOTHROP"Supreme Court of the United States · 1877
  4. Reese v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
  5. Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co. v. ByrneSupreme Court of the United States · 1915

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. John J. McConville v. Florida Towing CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
  2. William T. Gardner v. The Tugboat L. N. Danzler, Her Engines, Tackle, Etc., in Rem, and Norfolk Dredging Company, in PersonamCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960
  3. Carson v. Gulf Oil CorporationDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
  4. Eaton v. SS Export ChallengerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
  5. Charles H. Johnson, George G. Sanders, Richard A. Entenmann and Andrew Perry Bleeker v. Offshore Tankers Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986

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