Legal Opinion

Highland v. The Harriet C. Kerlin

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of South Carolina

Decided February 1, 1890PublishedCited by 4 opinions

In Admiralty.- Libel for wages and damages.

1Opinion of the CourtSimonton, J.

The libelant shipped before the mast on the schooner Harriet C. Kerlin, at Philadelphia, on 21st Novembef last. The shipping articles provided for a voyage from Philadelphia to Charleston and *223back to a port north of Hatteras, not to exceed three months, wages $20 per month. The schooner made the voyage and returned to Philadelphia, consuming a month and a few days. This terminated the engagement. The Caroline Miller, 36 Fed. Rep. 508. The schooner begaii her voyage, and went down the Delaware as far as Chester. There she anchored. When she resumed her voyage, the next day, libelant was sick,…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Johnson v. Cenac Towing, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2009
  3. Wilson v. Manhattan Canning Co.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1913
  4. Mitchell v. The Mary SanfordDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1893

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