Legal Opinion
Fowles v. American Export Lines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 13, 1969No. 64 Ad. 535PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDELSTEIN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, five crew members of defendant’s vessel, S/S EXCALIBUR, brought this suit, purportedly as a class action, 1 to recover one month’s unearned wages pursuant to 46 U.S.C. § 594. The facts developed at trial, by and large undisputed, are quite simple. The plaintiffs were signed on defendant’s passenger vessel on March 2, 1964, for a voyage to one or more ports in the Mediterranean Sea. Three days later, while at sea, a fire broke out in the one and only galley on board ship when cooking grease flared as the cooks were grilling steaks. Despite efforts…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Henderson v. Arundel CorporationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1966
- Isthmian Lines, Inc. v. Burl HaireCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Vlavianos v. the CypressCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- The Charles D. LaneDistrict Court, D. Washington · 1901
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Kristiansen v. John Mullins & Sons, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1973
- Zachary v. Chase Manhattan BankDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1971
- Bassis v. Universal Line, S.A.District Court, E.D. New York · 1970
- Emmett E. Neathery v. M/v Overseas Marilyn and Maritime Overseas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- Lunquist v. SS Seatrain MarylandDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1973
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