Legal Opinion
Vaughan v. Atkinson
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 24, 1962No. 480PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.
Subsequent to the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, 369 U.S. 527, 82 S.Ct. 997, 8 L.Ed.2d 88, this case was heard on remand to determine the amount of damages to be assessed against the respondents.
As this court interprets the language of the Supreme Court, the intent and purpose of the same is that the trial court should make the seaman “whole”, i. e., he should not be required to pay money out of his pocket to collect maintenance lawfully due to him. To accomplish this fact, the respondents are required to pay, by way of damages, a reasonable…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Nevelin W. Wilson, Libelant-Appellant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Jose A. Perez, Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellee v. Suwanee Steamship Co., and Orion Shipping & Trading Co., Inc., Defendants-Appellees-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
3Cited by11 opinions
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- Aloysius Roberts, Libellant-Appellant-Appellee v. S.S. Argentina and Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc., Respondents-Appellees-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Sundown, Inc. v. Canal Square AssociatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Diaz v. Gulf Oil CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965
- Roberson v. S/S AMERICAN BUILDERDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1967
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