Legal Opinion
George Barnes v. Andover Company, L.P.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 25, 1990No. 86-1508PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
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Issue
Maintenance is the payment by a shipowner to a seaman for the seaman’s food and lodging expenses incurred while he is ashore as a result of illness or accident. Both parties agree that the issue before us on this appeal is of substantial importance to the United States maritime industry: whether a seaman is bound by the rate of maintenance fixed in a collective bargaining agreement between the seaman’s union and a shipowner. If he1 is not bound, we must also decide whether the prorated expense of his permanent lodging may be included in the…
2Cases cited58 opinions
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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- City of Milwaukee v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Garrett v. Moore-McCormack Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. HigginbothamSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by64 opinions
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