Legal Opinion

Warren v. United States

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided February 10, 1948No. 1246PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WYZANSKI, District Judge.

The question at issue is for how long shall the operator of a vessel be obliged to pay maintenance and wages to a seaman who fell sick during the voyage but who recovered in a foreign port before the end of the, voyage?

Libellant, a married man, joined the vessel in Boston as its second mate on December 1, 1944, for a voyage beginning December 8, 1944, which came to an end March 29, 1945. His maintenance was worth $5.25 a day, and his wages averaged $13.43 a day. On December 30, 19-14, having been paid to that date, he left the vessel in Cowes, England, on account of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  2. Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Pacific Steamship Co. v. PetersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  4. Harden v. GordonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · 1823
  5. Pierce v. Tennessee Coal, Iron & RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1899

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Medina v. EricksonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
  2. Vitco v. JoncichDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1955
  3. Nevelin W. Wilson, Libelant-Appellant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
  4. Danny L. Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. Lamont v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985

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