Legal Opinion

Disbrow v. The Walsh Bros.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided October 22, 1888PublishedCited by 20 opinions

In Admiralty. Libel for wages.

1Opinion of the CourtBrowN, J.

The libelants sue for wages, and claim a lien as seamen on board the barge Walsh Brothers. The barge had no sails, masts, or rudder. She was used only for the transportation of brick. The libel-ants were hired for service on the barge, including loading and unloading, in transporting brick from Hackensack to New York and Brooklyn, at the rate of $35' per month; no further engagement for any definite period being agreed on. ■ They made several trips between May 15 and June 19, 1888, and on the day last named, while the barge was discharging brick at Ninety-First street, New York city, they…

2Cited by20 opinions

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  3. Hubert Wayne Johnson v. John F. Beasley Construction Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  4. The Buena VenturaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1916
  5. The New YorkDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1899

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