Legal Opinion
The August Belmont
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided April 24, 1907PublishedCited by 4 opinions
In Admiralty. Suit by seaman for wages.
1Opinion of the Court
SPEER, District Judge.
John Salter, a seaman and American citizen, has presented a libel in rem against the steamship August Belmont and her equipment. He alleges that in'September, 1905, he engaged as coal passer with the master of the vessel for a voyage from Pensacola, Fla., to Germany and return, for wages of $30 a month. When the vessel reached Bremen, Germany, he claims that without cause he was unlawfully discharged. The American consul in that city then appealed to the master on his behalf, and he was permitted to return to the vessel as a “workaway” — a term applied to destitute…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The BelgenlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Fairgrieve v. Marine Ins. Co. of LondonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1899
- Bolden v. JensenDistrict Court, D. Washington · 1895
- The AmaliaDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1880
- Johnson v. KarooDistrict Court, D. Washington · 1892
3Cited by4 opinions
- Canada Malting Co. v. Paterson Steamships, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- In re HagerDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1909
- The Koenigin LuiseDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1910
- The Steel TraderDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1925