Legal Opinion
Bournias v. Atlantic Maritime Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 10, 1955No. 39, Docket 23124PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLAN, Circuit Judge.
Libelant, a seaman, was employed on respondents’ vessel at the time she was changed from Panamanian to Honduran registry. As originally filed the libel contained two causes of action. The first was based on several Articles of the Panama Labor Code, under which the libel-ant claimed an extra three-months’ wages payable to seaman upon change of registry, and other amounts for vacation, overtime and holiday pay. The second was for penalties under 46 U.S.C.A. § 596 for failure to pay these amounts promptly.
The respondents filed exceptive allegations asserting, inter alia,…
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