Legal Opinion
Vaughan v. Atkinson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1961No. 8269PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal challenges the ruling of the District Judge in an admiralty case that the amount due a seaman for maintenance should be offset by his earnings during the period of his illness.
There is no dispute as to the facts. Clifford Vaughan served as seaman on the S.S. National Liberty, an American ship, from November 26, 1956 to March 2, 1957, when he was discharged at Norfolk, Virginia, upon the termination of the voyage. On January 5, 1959, he filed a libel against the ship and its owners claiming damages on two causes of action : First, that through the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- The BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Tullock v. MulvaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- McGaw v. Acker, Merrall & Condit Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1909
- Corden E. Yates v. Rodney H. Dann, Ruby M. Dann and R. H. Dann Towing and Lighterage CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955
- Albert Reardon v. California Tanker CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by21 opinions
- John C. Shimman v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Dr. Joseph T. Skehan v. Board of Trustees of Bloomsburg State CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Towerridge, Inc., Sued as United States of America for the Benefit of Towerridge, Inc., and v. T.A.O., Inc., and Mid-Continent Casualty Co., AndCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
- Milohnich v. First National Bank of Miami SpringsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
- Darrell Edward Stevens v. McGinnis Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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