Legal Opinion
Earl B. Lewis v. Texaco Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 9, 1975No. 233, Docket 75-7233PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:
This is an action by 32 seamen for statutory remedies arising out of a breach of shipping articles by their employer, defendant Texaco Inc. After a non-jury trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Constance Baker Motley, in an opinion reported at 1975 A.M.C. 61 (S.D.N.Y.1974), awarded plaintiffs an amount equal to one month’s wages under 46 U.S.C. § 594, prejudgment interest and counsel fees, but denied claims under 46 U.S.C. § 596 for two days’ wages for each day payment was delayed. Texaco appeals. We affirm except as to…
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