Legal Opinion
American Foreign Steamship Co. v. Matise
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 13, 1976No. 74-966PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
Granville C. Matise, a seaman, brought this suit alleging that upon his discharge from the S. S. American Hawk, petitioner, the ship’s owner, withheld $510 in wages from him. Matise claimed that, pursuant to Rev. Stat. § 4529, as amended, 46 U. S. C. § 596, he was entitled to two days’ pay for every day that payment of the $510 had been delayed.
Title 46 TJ. S. C. § 596 provides in relevant part;
“The master or owner of any vessel [making foreign voyages] shall pay to every seaman his wages... within twenty-four hours after the cargo has been discharged, or within four days after the seaman has…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Isbrandtsen Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Collie v. FergussonSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Southern Cross Steamship Co., Inc. v. Georgios FiripisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960
- Mavromatis v. United Greek Shipowners CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Thompson v. Offshore Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1977
- Smith v. Western Offshore, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1984
- Daniel Henry v. S/s Bermuda Star, Etc., Ramon Rodriguez Alvarez v. Bahama Cruise Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
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