Legal Opinion
Keen v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 13, 1951PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
S. H. KAUFMAN, District Judge.
Libellant, a seaman, sues to recover wages earned and extra wages as penalties pursuant to the provisions of 46 U.S.C.A. §§ 596 and 597.
On May 1, 1946, libellant joined the S. S. Elwin F. Knowles at Boston, Massachusetts, with the rating of chief steward. The vessel was owned, operated, and controlled by the United States. The agent of the United States was Agwilines, Inc. The libel against Agwilines has been dismissed by consent.
On September 9, 1946, a few days after the vessel left Brack, Germany, libellant was treated by the purser-pharmacist’s mate for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Shilman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Anderson v. Whitney-Bodden Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1921
- Dasher v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1945
- Johnson v. Isbrandtsen Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1950
- Leahy v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1945
3Cited by1 opinion
- Arthur K. Keen, Libellant-Appellee v. United States of America, and Agwilines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952