Pray v. Stinson
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Statement of facts. It is admitted in this case, that the plaintiff sailed in the brig Partridge from Bath to Havana in Cuba, and that the defendant is part owner of said brig, and is liable to pay the plaintiff such sum as he is legally entitled to recover; that the plaintiff was in the employment of the defendant, as aforesaid, two months and fifteen days, in 1841, at seventeen dollars per month, amounting to forty-two dollars and fifty cents; that the plaintiff was paid…
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Statement of facts. It is admitted in this case, that the plaintiff sailed in the brig Partridge from Bath to Havana in Cuba, and that the defendant is part owner of said brig, and is liable to pay the plaintiff such sum as he is legally entitled to recover; that the plaintiff was in the employment of the defendant, as aforesaid, two months and fifteen days, in 1841, at seventeen dollars per month, amounting to forty-two dollars and fifty cents; that the plaintiff was paid seventeen' dollars and seventeen cents at the time he shipped, and also hospital money, being fifty cents, making…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was drawn up by
Shepley J.
—The sickness may be considered as occasioned by the climate without the fault of the seaman or of the officers oí (he vessel. And in such a case, by the maritime law, the expenses of the cure are a charge upon the vessel. The act of Congress, c. 29, 4 8, requires, that ships or vessels of a certain description should bo provided with a chest of medicines, accompanied by proper professional directions for administering the same ; and in default thereof that the master shall pay for all advice, medicine, or attendance of physicians. *406By an…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Harden v. GordonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · 1823
3Cited by2 opinions
- Edson v. HammondAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
- Edson v. HammondAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911