Legal Opinion
Forgione v. United States Nicastro v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 25, 1953No. 10748_1PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants were merchant seamen employed on the S. S. George Whitefield, owned by respondent and operated for it by a private corporation under a General Agency Agreement.1 During the afternoon of January 22, 1946, while the ship was docked at the port of Bari, Italy, appellants, on shore leave, were arrested on the streets of that city by United States military police and held in custody until January 29, 1946, shortly after the vessel had sailed. Thereafter they were furnished transportation to Naples whence they returned to the United States.
The trial judge found from the testimony that…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Berwind-White Coal Mining Co. v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- McGuire v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
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