Legal Opinion
Gaynor v. Agwilines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 26, 1947No. Civ. A. No. 6321PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GANEY, District Judge.
This is a civil action for wages, maintenance and cure, and for the value of personal effects by a seaman against the defendant which operated a merchant vessel under a general agency agreement entered into between it and the United States through the War Shipping Administration.
The facts are not in dispute and they may be set forth briefly as follows: On September 10, 1945, the plaintiff signed shipping articles to become a member of the crew of the Steamship Christopher Gadsden in the capacity of a utility man at the rate of $87.50 plus bonus, overtime and found for a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- American Stevedores, Inc. v. PorelloSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Brady v. Roosevelt Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Johnson v. United States Shipping Bd. Emergency Fleet CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Caldarola v. EckertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Hust v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Fink v. Shepard Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Sims v. Marine Catering Service, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1963
- Darcy v. North Atlantic & Gulf S. S. Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1948
- Warren v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1948
- Gibson v. International Freighting Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1949