Legal Opinion
Lillian M. Matise, as Personal Representative of Granville C. Matise, Deceased v. American Foreign Steamship Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 4, 1974No. 72-1345PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ELY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from a suit brought by Granville C. Matise, 1 a seaman, against American Foreign Steamship Corporation, in which Matise alleged that $510.00 of his earned wages had been unlawfully withheld from him. He sought the recovery of these wages and claimed the double wage penalty allowed to seamen for wages withheld without sufficient cause. 2 The District Court, in a trial without jury, found that there was no unlawful withholding and entered judgment for the shipowner. We reverse.
Briefly, the facts of the case are these: Matise signed articles of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Garrett v. Moore-McCormack Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Garrett v. Moore-Mccormack Co., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Isbrandtsen Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Shilman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- James W. Swain, Jr. v. Isthmian Lines, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Elmo E. Koos, Sr. And Caroline M. Koos v. First National Bank of PeoriaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- American Foreign Steamship Co. v. MatiseSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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- Escobar v. SS Washington TraderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Arnold Escobar v. The Ss Washington Trader, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Etc., Arnold Escobar v. The Ss Washington Trader, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
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