Legal Opinion
Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 6, 1959No. 3PublishedCited by 1,036 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Frankfurter
Petitioner Francisco Romero, a Spanish subject, signed on as a member of the crew of the S. S. Guadalupe for a voyage beginning about October 10, 1953. The Guadalupe was of Spanish registry, sailed under the Spanish *356flag and was owned by respondent Compañía Trasatlán-tica (also known as Spanish Line), a Spanish corporation. At the completion of the voyage for which he signed, Romero continued uninterruptedly to work on the Guadalupe. “Thereby, under the law of Spain, the terms and conditions of the original contract of hire remained in force. Subsequently the S. S. Guadalupe departed from the…
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