Legal Opinion
Barfield v. Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided August 21, 1939PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtWinter, J.
Plaintiffs are suing to recover wages earned as seamen aboard the steamship Parish from April 21, 1939, with the penalties recoverable as wages as prescribed in section 4529 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. Code, tit. 46, § 596) for waiting time from April 21, 1939, to May 3, 1939. The court is requested to assess the additional time from May third up to the time of the trial.
On the 10th day of April, 1939, in New York city, plaintiffs signed articles as seamen for a voyage to Corpus Christi, Texas, and return to a final port of discharge in the United States. When the ship had reached Corpus…
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- Coffin v. JenkinsU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1844
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