Edward W. Nelson, Libelant-Appellant v. Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc.

Appellant on August 23, 1955 signed on appellee’s vessel as radio officer under articles calling for a voyage from San Francisco to various points “and back to a final port of discharge on the west coast of the United States, for a term of time not exceeding nine months.” On October 24,1955, the vessel purported to terminate its voyage by discharging cargo and paying off its crew in New York. Appellant claims that it was error for the trial court to refuse him damages in the form of wages for the rest of the maximum nine-month period, arguing that the voyage was not terminated in New York in…