Legal Opinion

The Josephine

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York

Decided July 1, 1863No. Case No. 7,544PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Captain Lendholm, of the ship Josephine, was charged with maltreating his crew of Las-cars. THE COURT held that, although the captain was apparently honest in the belief that the men had conspired to poison him, yet he had no right to flog them.

Decided by SPRAGUE, District Judge.

2Cited by1 opinion

  1. Falk v. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1922