Legal Opinion
U. S. Bulk Carriers, Inc. v. Arguelles
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 13, 1971No. 29PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
This is a suit for seaman’s wages accruing from services rendéred in foreign commerce. Federal jurisdiction was claimed under 28 U. S. C. § 1333 which’ grants exclusive jurisdiction to the district courts in any “admiralty or maritime” case. A collective-bargaining agreement contained provisions concerning wages payable when seamen were dismissed or when their' employment was terminated ; and it provided-a grievance procedure and for arbitration of disputed claims. Those procedures were not pursued by the seaman, He sued in . the federal court-.instead.
*352The District Court granted the…
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