Legal Opinion
Hudspeth v. Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided April 17, 1967No. Civ. A. 66-819PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUBIN, District Judge:
This motion for summary judgment puts the question: Is a seaman who usually provides his own meals even while working aboard his ship and who usually returns to his home ashore at night entitled to be paid maintenance during a period of disability resulting from an injury received in the service of his vessel? The answer is neither self-evident nor is it provided clearly by the school of decisions concerning seamen’s rights. Yet on principle it appears to this court that the seaman in such a case is worthy of his maintenance.
William 0. Hudspeth was employed by Atlantic &…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Farrell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Richard Tate v. American Tugs, Inc. And Underwriters at Lloyd's of London, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Edgar Allen Harrell, Cross-Appellee v. Dixon Bay Transportation Company, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Solet v. M/V Capt. H. v. DufreneDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1969
- Crooks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
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